3

Indonesia’s Ruang volcano eruption forces closure of airports

[ad_1]

Indonesia’s Ruang Mountain volcano erupted more hot clouds on Wednesday after an eruption the previous day forced the closure of schools and airports, buried villages in volcanic debris and sent hundreds of people fleeing.

Seven airports, including Sam Ratulangi International Airport in Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, remained closed after Tuesday’s eruption, the second in two weeks.

Schools were closed to protect children from volcanic ash.

Residents of Tagulandang Island sit on a National Search and Rescue Agency vessel to evacuate after Mount Ruang spewed ash on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, (AP)

The volcano is on the small island of Ruang, part of the Sitaro chain of islands.

The Indonesian Geological Agency urged people to stay at least 7 kilometers away from the volcano’s crater.

He warned people on the nearby island of Tagulandang, closest to the volcano, of possible superheated volcanic clouds from a subsequent eruption and tsunami if the mountain’s volcanic dome collapses into the sea.

In this photo released by the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) under Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano spewed more hot plumes (AP)

A video released by the National Search and Rescue Agency shows about a hundred villagers from Tagulandang Island being evacuated on a navy ship.

Hundreds more waited at a local port to be evacuated.

Indonesia’s geological agency has urged people to stay at least 7km away from the volcano’s crater as debris spews. (AP)

Agency spokesman Abdul Muhari said 11,000 to 12,000 people living in a 7-kilometer danger zone would be taken to government shelters.

Tuesday’s eruption darkened the sky and littered several villages with ash, sand and rocks.

No casualties were reported.

Northern lights shine over the erupting Icelandic volcano

After Mount Ruang erupted on April 17, authorities warned that a subsequent eruption could collapse part of the volcano into the sea.

Ruang is among about 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia.

The archipelagic nation is prone to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a series of fault lines stretching from America’s west coast through Japan and Southeast Asia.

[ad_2]

نوشته های مشابه

دکمه بازگشت به بالا