The Dukono volcano erupts, spewing ash up to 1.7 kilometres above its peak. (Photo: VNA)Jakarta (VNA) – The Dukono volcano on Halmahera island of Indonesia’sNorth Maluku province erupted on January 16, spewing ash up to 1.7 kilometresabove its peak, according to the country’s Centre for Volcanology andGeological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG).
SarjanRoboke, an official from the PVMBG, said that the column of ash was white togray with thick intensity moving to the southwest.
Standingas high as around 1,335 metres above the sea level, mount Dukono is at leveltwo alert status, below the highest level of four with a no-go zone of threekilometres from the crater.
Throughout last year, Dukono erupted 3,324 times, forcing the public to wearmasks and glasses when they go out.
Themount is one of the 129 active volcanoes in Indonesia – an archipelago nationmade of more than 17,500 islands./.
SarjanRoboke, an official from the PVMBG, said that the column of ash was white togray with thick intensity moving to the southwest.
Standingas high as around 1,335 metres above the sea level, mount Dukono is at leveltwo alert status, below the highest level of four with a no-go zone of threekilometres from the crater.
Throughout last year, Dukono erupted 3,324 times, forcing the public to wearmasks and glasses when they go out.
Themount is one of the 129 active volcanoes in Indonesia – an archipelago nationmade of more than 17,500 islands./.
VNA
