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Mt. Gamalama eruption shuts down airport
Sultan Babullah airport in Ternate, North Maluku was shut down this morning following the eruption of nearby Mount Gamalama
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Sultan Babullah airport in Ternate, North Maluku was shut down this morning following the eruption of nearby Mount Gamalama.
'It was shut down at 10 a.m. local time after Mt. Gamalama erupted,' Transportation Ministry spokesman JA Barata said as quoted by tribunnews.com.
Barata said he did not know when the airport would be reopened, as the authorities were still waiting for updates on weather conditions in the area.
Mt. Gamalama erupted at 9:58 a.m. local time, spewing dark clouds of volcanic ash around 1,500 meters into the sky.
The volcano had shown an increase in activity since Wednesday, including volcanic tremors reaching 90 times.
Mt. Gamalama's last eruption was in December 2015. The eruption disrupted economic activities in Ternate and forced air authorities to shut the airport for two weeks because of the thick volcanic ash. (ika)
