India, July 7 -- Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted on Monday, spewing an ash cloud around 18 kilometres tall. This is the third time Laki-Laki has erupted this year. As per authorities, no damage or casualities have been reported as of now.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,584-metre-high twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores in eastern Indonesia, erupted at 11:05 am local time, as per the volcanology agency.

"An eruption of Lewotobi Laki-Laki Volcano occurred... with the observed ash column height reaching approximately 18,000 m above the summit," the agency said.

The agency further warned of the possibility of hazardous lahar floods, which is a type of mud or debris flow of volcanic materials, in the region if he...