Lewotolo volcano (Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia): new lava arm on northeastern flank

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The glowing lava travels through northeastern flank on 30 August (image: Sentinel-2, processed by Martin Kelko)The elevated eruptive activity at the volcano continues.The lava flow started to ooze out onto the northeastern slope this time, as the main source of lava is being generated from the cinder cone. Most of the lava occupies the main caldera, from which different branches fall over steep caldera slopes.Vulcanian-to-strombolian-type explosions produce ash plumes reaching an approx. altitude of 6,000 ft (1,800 m) that propagate to the west of the volcano.