Ahmad 
The Ibo volcano on Indonesia’s Halmahera island witnessed a violent eruption on Saturday evening, releasing an ash cloud about four kilometers high into the sky.
The volcano, which has recorded several eruptions since the beginning of the month, showed lines of purple lightning around its crater, as Indonesian authorities, in cooperation with police and the military, evacuated residents from seven surrounding villages in response to the growing threat.
The evacuations were carried out overnight and included assisting the elderly and moving residents to temporary shelters.
On Thursday, Indonesia’s volcanology agency raised the alert level to the highest level after the volcano erupted several times earlier this month, and the authority recommended evacuating an area with a radius of seven kilometers around the volcano.
This volcanic activity is part of a series of volcanic eruptions in Indonesia, known for its “ring of fire” in the Pacific Ocean, where there are more than 127 active volcanoes.
On May 8, 2024, of this month, Indonesian authorities announced the eruption of the volcano about 1,325 meters high, located on the island of Maluku, and ejected volcanic ash about 2,000 meters above its peak.
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