Volcano Mount Ruang Erupts In Indonesia
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Barron's— Volcano Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia. Column of sulphur dioxide (SO2) in the atmosphere. The Barron's news department was not involved in...
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...
Insider Paper—Indonesia's Mount Ruang erupts again, closes international airport. Indonesia’s remote Mount Ruang volcano erupted several times again on Tuesday, the country’s volcanology agency said, forcing evacuations, the closure of a nearby international airport and the raising of the alert level to its highest. Authorities had warned the threat from the volcano was not over after it erupted more than half a dozen times […]