Thousands of people declined on Thursday a government-led evacuation in eastern Indonesia where a volcano has been spewing smoke and ash, arguing that they are accustomed to the eruptions. As of Thursday morning,

Hundreds of islanders have been evacuated, with thousands more awaiting their turn following increased volcanic eruptions in eastern Indonesia, officials said on Thursday.

Authorities call for evacuation of 3,000 people living near Mount Ibu, on remote Halmahera island in North Maluku province

Thousands of islanders are set to be evacuated after a volcano erupted in eastern Indonesia, spewing a towering column of smoke and ash into the atmosphere, officials said on Wednesday (Jan 15). Mount Ibu,

A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted on Saturday, spewing hot lava and releasing a column of smoke and ash four kilometres (3.1 miles) into the air, an official said.Images from the volcano monitoring post showed a bright red column of flame and thick,

Mount Semeru in East Java, Indonesia, erupted again on Wednesday, sending ash into the skies over Lumajang Regency, local authorities reported. A column of volcanic ash was thrown approximately 1 km (0.62 miles) high, according to the Geological Agency of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry.

Authorities have begun evacuating 3,000 residents near the Mount Ibu volcano on Indonesia's eastern island of Halmahera, the disaster agency said on Thursday (Jan 16), after an eruption this week sent a cloud of thick grey ash as high as 4 km into the sky.

Mount Ibu, located on the remote island of Halmahera, erupted on Wednesday, sending a column of smoke up to four kilometres (2.5 miles) into the sky.