Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi erupts, killing at least 6

Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi erupted late Sunday, killing at least six people and affecting more than a dozen villages, the nation's disaster management authority said Monday.

The eruption occurred minutes before midnight Sunday and lasted for about 24 minutes, the agency said in a statement. The nearly 5,600-foot-tall volcano is located in Indonesia's southern East Nusa Tenggara Province.

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