Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano has erupted again, prompting authorities to issue the highest level of alert and warn of a possible tsunami.
Thousands of people have been evacuated over the threat of a tsunami in Indonesia after a remote volcano erupted again.
Locals and tourists are warned not to go within a 7km radius of the centre of the active crater, with thousands of people on Ruang island and nearby Tagulandang island ordered to evacuate. Sam Ratulangi International Airport in Manado, more than 100 kilometres away, was also closed for “aviation safety and security reasons” and expected to reopen at noon on Wednesday, local time.Images showed the volcano on Tuesday sent a molten red column bursting into the sky, a large ash cloud spilling from the crater and burning embers near local houses. It was accompanied by an earthquake.
“We urge people in Tagulandang island to stay away from coastal areas, to be on alert for the potential of a tsunami to occur,” Abdul said, citing an 1871 wave that killed around 400 people after volcanic debris fell into the sea.
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