Shiferaw Teklemariam, from the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission, told the Reuters news agency that while it was too early to classify the activity as an eruption, authorities were taking precautions.

A volcano in northeastern Ethiopia, located in the Afar region near Awash Fentale, is on the verge of erupting. Authorities are relocating residents to temporary shelters as a precautionary measure, with the site situated approximately 165 km from the capital,