Learn more about Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Volcano and the activity alert system in place that helps keep people safe.

At least 12 people, including several children, were killed and four others were missing after flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano hit western Indonesia, rescue officials have said.

Indonesia raised the alert level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki to the highest after it erupted eight times over the weekend, ...

This wasn’t a disaster ... weeks, lava oozed from its ice-free side, and the ash plume it produced was not problematic. Three weeks later, though, on April 14, molten rock began to flow from ...

While the eruption was ongoing, large-scale field experiments were conducted to build defensive earthen barriers aimed at slowing down the molten lava flow. Building defensive barriers to slow ...

For years, internet users have shared an image that appears to show a volcanic lava flow shaped like a phoenix ... showed a 2023 eruption in Indonesia. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage.

The Fagradalsfjall volcano was active from March to September 2021. NTNU professor Fjóla Guðrun Sigtryggsdóttir is shown studying the lava that had begun to flow over a defensive barrier near one of ...

and lava that traveled up to 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) down its slopes, said Agus Budi Santoso, the head of Indonesia’s Geological Disaster Technology Research and Development Center. A column of ...

An image authentically captured a phoenix-shaped lava flow from Sicily's Mount Etna ... including whether a video authentically showed a 2023 eruption in Indonesia. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage.

Residents and visitors are advised to stay at least 8 kilometers away from the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan, the primary drainage area for lava and pyroclastic flows. The PVMBG has also ...