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The supernatural understanding of volcanic eruptions Indonesian villagers believe eruptions happen when mountain spirits are angry with the exploitative behavior of humankind The Ile Lewotolok volcano in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province erupts on Nov. 29. The eruption forced more than 7,000 people in 15 villages to evacuate. (Photo: BNPB Indonesia) On Nov. 29, 2020, Mount Lewotolok, locally known as Ile Lewotolok or Ile Ape, erupted on the Indonesian island of Lembata. Formerly known as Lomblen, Lembata is a separate regency, part of the province of Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT). ...

Disaster description On Sunday, 29 November 2020 at 13.00 hours, Central Indonesia Time (GMT+8), Indonesia’s Centre for Vulcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi – PVMBG) raised the alert level from Level 2 (advisory) to Level 3 (watch/alert) after increasing activity of Ili Lewotolok Volcano (also known as Ile Lewotolo). The volcano is located in the northern part of Lembata island, East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur– NTT) Province. An alert Level 3 warrants a danger zone of up to 4 kilometres from the volcano since there is the...