Indonesian authorities issue a tsunami alert after eruptions at Ruang mountain send ash thousands of feet high, with hundreds evacuated from the area.
Authorities raised their volcano alert to its highest level, urging residents and tourists to stay away.
At least 800 residents were evacuated from two Ruang Island villages to nearby Tagulandang Island, according to state agency. The volcanology agency said on Tuesday that volcanic activity had increased at Ruang after two earthquakes in recent weeks. Officials worry that part of the volcano could collapse into the sea and cause a tsunami similar to a 1871 eruption there.Hendra Gunawan, head of Indonesia's volcanology agency said in a statement that local residents should "be on alert for the potential ejection of rocks, hot cloud discharges and tsunami caused by the collapse of the volcano's body into the sea".
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