Mt Lewotobi Laki-Laki eruption: 83 Malaysians being evacuated

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00:00The Malaysian embassy in Indonesia is evacuating some 83 Malaysians following the eruption

00:08of the Mount Lowatobi Laki-Laki volcano.

00:11Burma reported that Indonesian authorities have widened the restricted areas after the

00:17volcano, which is located in East Nusa Tenggara province about 500km east of Bali, erupted

00:24at least three times on November 9th.

00:28Crews of the Agustin Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali said between November 4th

00:33and 12th, a total of 80 flights were cancelled and they included those from Singapore, Hong

00:39Kong and several Australian cities.

00:41We were meant to fly out this morning and we got an information last night saying there's

00:49no more flights on Jetstar for us to fly out.

00:53So they re-booked us for another week but we can't stay another week.

00:57I've got to go home to three kids so hopefully we can catch a flight to get out of here today.

01:04Reports said that the volcano had spewed ash clouds as high as 10km and caused sandfall

01:10in many surrounding areas.

01:13The first eruption of the volcano on November 3rd killed at least nine people and it has

01:18since erupted repeatedly.

01:23It is estimated more than 15,000 residents around the area have been evacuated.

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