North Maluku's Mount Dukono Eruption, Residents Asked To Stay 2 Km From The Top

CCTV shows the eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera Island, North Maluku (Malut), Thursday, November 16, 2023. (ANTARA-HO-PVMBG)

JAKARTA - Mount Dukono spewed volcanic ash as high as 1.2 kilometers. The mountain north of Halmahera Island, North Maluku (Malut) erupted at 12.01 WIT, Thursday 16 November. "The ash column was observed to be white, gray to black with thick intensity to the east," said Mount Dukono Observation Post Officer Bambang Sugiono in his statement, Thursday, November 16, confiscated by Antara. PVMBG appealed to people around Mount Dukono not to move, climb, and approach the Maupang Warirang Crater, within a two-kilometer radius. In addition, PVMBG also appealed to the public to always provide mouth and nose protection masks to avoid volcanic ash in the respiratory system, because eruptions with volcanic ash periodically occurred and the ash spread followed the direction and wind speed that made the area covered in ash.

Gunung Dukono saat ini berada pada status level II atau waspada. Permukiman terdekat berada pada jarak 11 kilometer dari puncak gunung api tersebut.BPBD Halmahera Utara melaporkan peningkatan debu vulkanik yang keluar dari kawah Gunung api tersebut telah menyebabkan peningkatan penderita infeksi saluran pernapasan di RSUD sekitar 15 persen.Pada 14 November 2023, PVMBG bersama BPBD Halmahera Utara telah melakukan sosialisasi untuk memitigasi dampak dari peningkatan letusan Gunung Dukono.