An ash column rises above the Gunung Ibu volcano (Mount Ibu), in Tabaru, North Maluku province, Indonesia, on Might 13, 2024. Screenshot by Fhe Booroto | Photograph credit score: Reuters
Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupted on the morning of Might 13, spewing thick columns of grey ash a number of kilometers into the air, the nation’s volcanology company mentioned.
The volcano on the distant island of Halmahera erupted at 9:12 a.m. (0012 GMT) for about 5 minutes, projecting ash into the sky as excessive as 5 kilometers (3.1 miles), officers mentioned. A smaller eruption was additionally recorded on Might 10.
The volcano’s alert standing stays on the second highest degree, Hendra Gunawan, head of Indonesia’s Heart for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, mentioned in a press release.
All actions inside a five-kilometer radius across the volcano are prohibited, he added.
“If ash begins to rain, we advise folks close to the volcano to put on masks and goggles,” Gunawan mentioned.
Photos of the eruption shared by the middle confirmed clouds of grey ash rising from the crater. The official mentioned a roar was additionally heard. No evacuation of residents has been reported thus far.
Indonesia is situated on the Pacific “Ring of Hearth” and has 127 lively volcanoes, in accordance with the volcanology company.
In latest weeks, North Sulawesi’s Ruang volcano erupted, spewing incandescent lava as lightning flashed from its crater. The eruption pressured authorities to evacuate greater than 12,000 folks residing on a close-by island.
In December, greater than 20 folks died after the Marapi volcano, one among Sumatra’s most lively volcanoes, erupted, spewing grey clouds of ash as much as 3 kilometers excessive.
