Residents are wearing masks to protect themselves from thick volcanic ash that is blanketing several Indonesian villages as rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted for a second straight day.

Following a series of eruptions three weeks ago, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has begun spewing hot ash and lava again.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, on the southeastern Indonesian island of Flores, erupted for about six minutes on Monday morning, the national volcanic agency reported.