Indonesia raises alert to highest level for Ibu volcano

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JAKARTA: Indonesia's volcanology agency on Thursday (May 16) raised the alert level of the Ibu volcano to the highest on its scale after recording six eruptions since the weekend.

A column of ash rises over the Gunung Ibu volcano, in Tabaru, North Maluku province, Indonesia on May 13, 2024 in this screengrab obtained from social media video. JAKARTA: Indonesia 's volcanology agency on Thursday raised the alert level of the Ibu volcano to the highest on its scale after recording six eruptions since the weekend.

Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment on any evacuation plans. Flash floods and cold lava flow from Mount Marapi, one of the most active in West Sumatra province, covered several nearby districts following torrential rain on May 11, killing at least 67 people with 20 people still missing.

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