JAKARTA: Hundreds of people living near an erupting volcano in eastern Indonesia have been evacuated after authorities raised its alert status to the highest level, an official said on Friday (May
Hundreds of people living near an erupting volcano in eastern Indonesia have been evacuated after authorities raisedAuthorities raised the alert status for Mount Ibu, located on remote Halmahera island, to the highest level of a four-tiered system on Thursday after recording two huge eruptions for the second day in a row.
"Until today, the evacuees continue to arrive and as of this morning, the preliminary data that we have is around 400 people ," Ade said on Friday.
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