Indonesia: Mount Ibu erupts on 2024’s last day; govt sends out highest alert and aviation warning

JAKARTA (Agencies): Mount Ibu, located in Indonesia's North Maluku province, erupted earlier on December 31, prompting an aviation warning, according to the country's Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Centre (VGDMC). The biggest eruption occurred at 5:18 am (local time), sending a column of ash up to three kilometres into the sky. The thick grey cloud drifted...