Indonesia on tsunami alert after Ruang volcano explosion
by The Telegraph
The Telegraph— The volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island had at least five large eruptions in the past day.
CNN—Indonesia volcano: Tsunami alert issued after Mount Ruang erupts on remote island. Indonesian authorities on Wednesday ordered hundreds of villagers to evacuate following multiple eruptions of a remote island volcano, raising fears it could collapse into the sea and trigger a tsunami. Mount Ruang, a 725-meter (2,400-foot) conical stratovolcano on Ruang Island, North Sulawesi, has erupted at least five times since Tuesday night, spewing fiery lava and ash plumes thousands of feet into the sky, the country’s volcanology agency said. Agency chief Hendra Gunawan said officials had...
CBS News—Tsunami possible in Indonesia as erupting Ruang volcano experiences explosive eruption, prompting evacuations. Indonesian officials warned on Wednesday that tsunami waves could be possible as the eruption of Mt. Ruang intensifies. In a press release with the warning, officials said the status of the volcanic eruption, which has been occurring for days, is now at its highest level.Indonesia's National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure, known as BNPB, said Mt. Ruang, located in the North Sulawesi province, "experienced an explosive eruption" with a column of ash reaching more than a mile high from the...
Tuoi Tre News Video—Indonesia's Ruang volcano erupts again, alert status at highest. Residents were told not to get near the volcano