Hundreds evacuated after Indonesia's Ruang volcano erupts

17/4/2024 11:52

        At least 800 people in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province have been evacuated after multiple eruptions of the area's Ruang volcano, which for days has spewed lava and ash clouds into the sky, the country's volcanology agency said on Wednesday.
        
        The volcano, located on Ruang island about 100 km from the provincial capital Manado, has erupted more than three times since Tuesday.
        
        An official at Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) said, authorities have raised the alert level to the second highest level following the increased activity, Heruningtyas Desi Purnamasari..
        
        They said, the eruption of Mt. Ruang were triggered by recent earthquakes on the island, with the mountain emitting dangerous and "explosive hot clouds" as high as 1.8 km into the sky.