This means the eruption is ongoing.
JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities on May 16 raised the alert status of a volcano in the archipelago’s east to the highest level after it spewed ash and smoke five kilometres into the sky
The country’s geology agency subsequently raised the status to the highest alert level of a four-tiered system, meaning an eruption is ongoing. Ibu has been showing significantly increasing volcanic activity since mid-April and a series of earthquakes indicated mounting pressure because of magma migrating to the volcano’s surface, Mr Wafid said.
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