Mount Ibu erupts over 1,000 times this month


Ongoing explosions: Volcanic ash rising during the eruption of Mount Ibu, as seen from Duono Village in West Halmahera, North Maluku province. — AFP

A volcano in eastern Indonesia has erupted at least a thousand times this month, according to an official report, as efforts were underway to evacuate thousands of villagers living near the rumbling mountain.

Mount Ibu, on the remote island of Halmahera in North Maluku province, sent a column of smoke up to four kilometres into the sky in an eruption on Wednesday.

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