Kupang, June 18 -- The continued eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province have forced residents to evacuate and caused widespread flight cancellations, officials and airport authorities confirmed on Wednesday.

According to the Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center, the volcano remained active on Wednesday, spewing ash across several villages situated on its slopes.

While Tuesday's eruption sent a massive ash column soaring up to 10 km into the sky, triggering a red aviation alert, the highest level, Wednesday's eruption was less intense, with the ash plume rising approximately 1 km.

The powerful eruption on Tuesday prompted a wave of evacuations.

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