Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi erupts again, government to widen restricted zone

Authorities continue evacuation of 16,000 people from nearby villages

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Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupts on the Indonesian island of Flores on Nov. 9. © AP

JAKARTA (Reuters) -- Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted at least three times early on Saturday, spewing an ash column 9 kilometers high, as authorities planned to widen the restricted area, officials said.

A big eruption last Sunday by the volcano in East Nusa Tenggara province killed nine. Since then, authorities have been scrambling to evacuate 16,000 people from villages nearest the crater as eruptions continue.

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