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Volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia, spews miles-high ash tower

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Agence France-Presse

<p>JAKARTA — A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted on Sunday morning, spewing an ash tower more than two miles into the sky and prompting officials to warn people to keep away.</p><p>Mount Ibu, located on the island of Halmahera in North Maluku province, erupted at 12:37 am (1537 GMT Saturday) and sent a thick column of dark smoke and ash west of the peak.</p><p>The eruption lasted more than three minutes and the ash towered 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles) above the peak, an official at Mount Ibu&#x27;s monitoring post, Axl Roeroe, said in a statement on Sunday.</p><p>&quot;To residents and tourists near Mount Ibu, please do not conduct any activity within a two-kilometre radius (of the crater),&quot; he said.</p><p>The alert level for the 1,325-meter (4,347-foot) volcano remained at a two on the four-tiered system and there was no evacuation order after the eruption.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/4/18/indonesia-evacuating-thousands-after-volcano-erupts-2343">RELATED: Indonesia evacuating thousands after volcano erupts</a></div><p>But authorities urged people to wear face masks and glasses when doing outdoor activities and to anticipate falling volcanic ash.</p><p>Indonesia, a vast archipelago nation, experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific &quot;Ring of Fire&quot;.</p><p>Earlier this month, Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi erupted, forcing thousands of people to evacuate.</p><p>The Sam Ratulangi International Airport in the city of Manado, located more than 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the crater, was also shut for days.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t--AG-R7mfE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The eruption lasted more than three minutes and the ash towered 3.5 kilometers above the peak, an official at Mount Ibu's monitoring post, Axl Roeroe, said in a statement on Sunday.</p>

The eruption lasted more than three minutes and the ash towered 3.5 kilometers above the peak, an official at Mount Ibu's monitoring post, Axl Roeroe, said in a statement on Sunday.