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View all search resultsTernate airport closed until Sunday, says official
Ternate city Deputy Mayor Arifin Djafar says that Sultan Babullah Airport will be closed until Sunday as Mount Gamalama continues to show signs of volcanic activity after its status was classified as siaga, the third-highest alert level
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ernate city Deputy Mayor Arifin Djafar says that Sultan Babullah Airport will be closed until Sunday as Mount Gamalama continues to show signs of volcanic activity after its status was classified as siaga, the third-highest alert level.
'Gamalama is still emitting volcanic ash, thus we are not able to open our airport,' Arifin said on Friday as quoted by Antara news agency after a meeting with a number of officials in Ternate, North Maluku.
Mt. Gamalama erupted on Thursday evening last week and it is considered too dangerous to allow flights to or from the airport, which is located at the foot of the 1,700-meter volcano.
To anticipate a worst-case scenario, he said the city administration had already prepared an emergency evacuation plan.
He also warned residents in Ternate to remain vigilant of the waters around North Maluku, as the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) had predicted waves of up to 2.5 meters. (nfo)
