Yesterday (Monday, July 7), Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki in Indonesia erupted twice, creating an 11-mile-high cloud of volcanic ash and debris. AccuWeather called it “breathtaking,” and a video of the massive plume has gone viral online.
AP News reports the column of ash and debris dumped ash on villages and caused flight cancellations. Based on comments from Muhammad Wafid, the Geology Agency chief, the news outlet also says the column was “the volcano’s highest since the major eruption in November 2024 that killed nine people and injured dozens.” Thankfully, there are no known casualties at this time.
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“Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki’s eruption on July 7 created a breathtaking volcanic plume, shooting ash over 11 miles into the sky!” AccuWeather wrote in its Instagram post sharing the viral video.
The video shows an unbelievably large mushroom-shaped cloud ballooning into the air. AP News said volcanic materials, including “thumb-size fragments of gravel and ash,” ended up 5 miles away from the crater.
See the massive volcanic cloud from yesterday’s eruption here:
Here’s more footage from CNN:
Header stock image of Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung erupting in 2013 by Kriswanto Ginting/Getty Images