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Indonesia volcanic eruption prompts evacuations
Manado, Indonesia — Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano spewed much basking clouds connected Wednesday aft an eruption nan erstwhile time forced nan closure of schools and airports, pelted villages pinch volcanic debris and prompted hundreds of group to flee. Seven airports, including Sam Ratulangi world airdrome successful Manado, nan superior of North Sulawesi province, remained closed aft Tuesday's eruption, nan 2nd successful 2 weeks. Schools were unopen to protect children from volcanic ash.
The volcano is connected mini Ruang Island, portion of nan Sitaro islands chain.
The Indonesian geological agency urged group to enactment astatine slightest 4 miles from nan volcano's crater. It warned group connected adjacent Tagulandang Island, nan closest to nan volcano, of imaginable super-heated volcanic clouds from a further eruption and a tsunami if nan mountain's volcanic dome collapses into nan sea.
Tuesday's eruption darkened nan entity and peppered respective villages pinch ash, grit and rocks. No casualties were reported. The country's disaster guidance agency posted melodramatic video online of dozens of lightning strikes flashing successful nan unreality of basking gases and debris belching from nan volcano's crater overnight.
PVMBG kembali menaikkan position Gunungapi Ruang menjadi level IV atau 'Awas' per hari ini, Selasa (30/4) pukul 01.30 WITA. Peningkatan position tersebut dilakukan setelah gunungapi itu kembali meletus dan mengeluarkan kolom erupsi mencapai 2.000 metre dari atas puncak. pic.twitter.com/hDpFSSHlYH
— BNPB Indonesia (@BNPB_Indonesia) April 30, 2024Video released by nan National Search and Rescue Agency showed astir a 100 villagers from Tagulandang Island being evacuated connected a navy ship. Hundreds of others were waiting astatine a section larboard to beryllium evacuated.
Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said 11,000 to 12,000 group surviving wrong nan 4-mile threat area would beryllium taken to authorities shelters.
After Mount Ruang's April 17 eruption, authorities warned that a consequent eruption mightiness illness portion of nan volcano into nan sea.
Ruang is among astir 130 progressive volcanoes successful Indonesia. The archipelagic federation is prone to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes because of its location connected nan Pacific "Ring of Fire," a bid of responsibility lines stretching from nan occidental seashore of nan Americas done Japan and Southeast Asia.
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