Jakarta –
At least seven international flights from Indonesia’s resort island Bali have been cancelled, an airport official said Friday, after a volcano in the archipelago nation’s east erupted, shooting dark ash eight kilometers into the sky and forcing thousands to evacuate.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-meter twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted for 11 minutes and nine seconds late Thursday, authorities said, raising the volcano’s alert status to the highest level.
As of 9:45 am Friday, “seven international flights had been cancelled, six of them are Jetstar flights bound to…