Mount Dukono erupts in Indonesia

International desk:

Mount Dukono, located in Indonesia's North Maluku province, erupted on Thursday, triggering an aviation warning from the country's Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center.The volcano, situated on Halmahera Island, spewed a column of ash up to 2,000 meters into the sky. Thick white-to-grey clouds drifted south of the crater.To mitigate the risks posed to aviation, a Volcano Observatory Notice for Aviation (VONA) has been issued at the orange level, the second-highest warning, prohibiting planes from flying below 5 km around the volcano.