After authorities raised its alert level to the second-highest last week, a massive ash tower erupted in eastern Indonesia on Monday, spewing a huge ash tower into the sky for more than five kilometers ( three miles ) into the sky.
Although there were no injuries or injuries soon reported, images of an ash column on Halmahera area in North Maluku province instantly caught fire.
One of the largest explosions in recent months, it reached more than five kilometers above the supervolcano peak, according to authorities.
According to Geology Agency director Muhammad Wafid, the grey-black dust column was” thick power, leaning toward the west,” according to a statement released on Monday.
Wafid urged local residents to protect themselves from falling volcanic dust by wearing facemasks and glasses when going out.
The mountain erupted on Saturday on a smaller size, spewing volcano, belching charcoal many miles into the evening clouds, and causing thunder.
Authorities raised the alert level last week, and it remained at the second-highest of the four-tiered system, with an isolation area stretching between three and five kilometers ( two to three miles ) around the comet’s crater.
Ibu is one of Indonesia’s most effective volcanos, erupting more than 21, 000 days last month.
According to Sofyan Primulyana, a representative of the Geology Agency, Ibu experienced 58 volcanoes on average per day in 2023.
Due to its location on the” Ring of Fire,” a vast archipelago state, Indonesia frequently experiences tectonic and volcanic activity.
Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi state erupted more than a hundred times last month, forcing hundreds of islanders to flee. It is still at its highest level of alert.
Ruang Island’s 800 or but residents may be permanently relocated.
