The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that eruptive activity at Lewotobi Laki-laki continued during 30 April-6 May. Daily white plumes rose as high as 700 m above the crater rim and drifted in various directions. At 0522 on 30 April a dense gray ash plume rose 4 km above the crater rim and drifted N and NE. Incandescent material on the flanks was possibly visible in a webcam image from 0535. At 1107 on 2 May a dense gray-to-brown ash plume rose 3.5 km above the crater rim and drifted N and NE. Ash plumes at 1200 on 2 May and at 2106 on 3 May rose 1 km and 800 m above the crater rim, respectively, and drifted SW and W. The Alert Level remained at 3 (on a scale of 1-4) and the public was warned to stay 6 km away from the center of Laki-laki.

Geological Summary. The Lewotobi edifice in eastern Flores Island is composed of the two adjacent Lewotobi Laki-laki and Lewotobi Perempuan stratovolcanoes (the "husband and wife"). Their summits are less than 2 km apart along a NW-SE line. The conical Laki-laki to the NW has been frequently active during the 19th and 20th centuries, while the taller and broader Perempuan has had observed eruptions in 1921 and 1935. Small lava domes have grown during the 20th century in both of the summit craters, which are open to the north. A prominent cone, Iliwokar, occurs on the E flank of Perampuan.

Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM)