Thousands of people evacuated and tsunami warning

The rescue teams rushed this Thursday Evacuate thousands of people due to explosion A volcano in a remote part of Indonesia has forced authorities to evacuate Tsunami alert due to risk of rocks falling into sea.

The crater of Mount Ruang in northern Indonesia began spewing lava and ash on Tuesday night and volcanic activity recorded on Wednesday forced authorities to raise the alert level to maximum.

The volcano's continued activity on Thursday forced the closure of the Sam Ratulangi International Airport in the town of Manado, 100 km from the site. “Because the spread of volcanic ash poses a risk to aviation safety”said in a statement Amber Suryoko, Chairman of the Regional Airport Authority.

Authorities are rushing to evacuate 11,000 residents from the area near the volcano, including some from the remote island of Dagulantang, with about 20,000 residents.

“The road is covered with volcanic material” he told AFP by telephone Ikram Al Ula, A rescuer from Thagulandang port.

Some residents began to leave the area overnight, fearing an explosion.

“Last night (Wednesday) there were people who left on their own but without orders due to the volcanic eruption and falling rocks.”Commented Jandry Bandong, The local search and rescue agency said in a statement.

Rescuers are trying to evacuate residents of the area by boat, and 17 inmates had to be transferred from the Thagulandang Island Prison.

Tsunami warning

Authorities imposed an exclusion zone around the six-kilometer crater and warned of the risk of a tsunami as volcanic material falls into the sea.

“The community of Takulandang Island, especially those living near the coast, should be aware of the discharge of glowing rocks (…) and tsunamis caused by material falling from the volcano into the sea”announced in a statement on Wednesday Hendra GunawanDirector of the Indonesian Volcanology Agency.

In 2018, the crater of Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano collapsed into the sea during an eruption, triggering a tsunami that killed more than 400 people and injured thousands.

Ruang Hill, A stratovolcano A small island in North Sulawesi province, an isolated part of the archipelago, erupted at 9:45 p.m. (1:45 p.m. GMT) on Tuesday and was followed by two more explosions early Wednesday morning. and geological institutes have reported.

The first eruption produced a column of ash two kilometers long, and later lava-driven material was reported to have risen up to 2.5 kilometers. Muhammad WafidDirector of the Geological Survey said in a statement.

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The Institute of Volcanology warned earlier in the day that Mount Ruong had increased activity after two earthquakes recorded in recent weeks.

With around 130 active volcanoes, Indonesia frequently records seismic and volcanic activity as a result. place in “Pacific Ring of Fire”.

AFP