Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts and spews ash into the sky

Indonesia's Ibu volcano has erupted and is spewing thick grey ash.

The volcano on the island of Halmahera erupted just after 9am for about five minutes.

A smaller eruption had also been recorded on Friday.

The alert status of the volcano remains at the second-highest level, Hendra Gunawan, head of Indonesia's Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre, said in a statement.

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[jonathanshaw]

Oh bloomin' eck, there goes all my recycling efforts

[mariano]

😊Beautiful blooming nature.

Near-by strangers : 😮...

[sam_aged]

Yalloh semoga semua di beri keselamatan dan kesehatan aamiin ❤️

[gerritdykgraaf]

Nature at work again!! Sit back and watch this beautiful eruption in all its glory!! Get out of the way and pull up a chair!! Going to be something to watch for sure!

[TopMostVideosOfAllTime]

Boom bOOm, 💥💥 how often does it happen in Indonesia

[georgeshelton]

I remember when Washington State had the same thing going on in 1980.

[ayoolukoga]

And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come. Joel 2:30-31

[terecabraz]

Omg i see so manys stranges face in site of the smook 🤔

[SelimBilly-edzl]

Merde jai kiffer jai cru que c etait au dessus de gaza😂😂