Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi erupts again, officials to widen no-go zone

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Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted at least three times early on Saturday, spewing an ash column 5.6 miles (9 km) high, with authorities planning to widen the restricted area, officials said. - REUTER

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00:00Indonesia's Mount Lewatobi Laki-Laki spewed an ash column over five miles into the air

00:07as the volcano erupted at least three more times on Saturday morning.

00:11Officials say they plan to widen the restricted area around the mountain in the country's

00:16east.

00:17They've been scrambling to evacuate 16,000 people from villages nearest the crater since

00:22a big eruption last Sunday killed nine.

00:25More than 10,700 people have been removed so far from the area, data from Indonesia's

00:31disaster agency showed on Saturday.

00:36Evacuees like Shirleyana Osesoji have left their homes behind.

00:40Yes, here we're comfortable and are given food and water.

00:48Thanks to God, sleeping conditions are also good, but for those who have toddlers, they're

00:52still sleeping on mats, there are no mattresses and supplies for toddlers are also still limited.

01:02Authorities plan to expand the no-go zone southwest to northwest of the crater to 5.6

01:07miles, up from five.

01:12Disaster agency officer Agus Rianto says three evacuation centers have been set up and the

01:17local government is preparing three more.

01:22Rianto believes more may be needed.

01:25On Friday, Mount Lewatobi erupted several times with an ash column up to 6.2 miles high.

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