MANADO, Indonesia—On Wednesday, the Mount Ruang volcano in Indonesia released further fiery clouds following an eruption that day that forced the closure of airports and schools, rained volcanic debris on towns, and forced hundreds of people to evacuate.
Following Tuesday's eruption, which was the second in two weeks, seven airports remained closed, including Sam Ratulangi International Airport in Manado, the provincial capital of North Sulawesi. In order to shield kids from volcanic ash, schools were closed.
Situated inside the Sitaro islands range, the small Ruang Island is home to the volcano.
The crater of the volcano should be kept at least 7 kilometers (4 miles) away from humans, according to the Indonesian Geological Agency. It alerted residents of Tagulandang Island, which is the closest island to the volcano, of the possibility of very hot volcanic clouds from a future eruption and a tsunami in the event that the volcanic dome of the mountain falls into the ocean.
A naval ship was used to evacuate over a hundred inhabitants from Tagulandang Island, according to footage made public by the National Search and Rescue Agency. Hundreds more were waiting to be evacuated at a nearby port.
11,000 to 12,000 residents who live within a 7-kilometer danger zone would be moved to government shelters, according to agency spokeswoman Abdul Muhari.
The eruption on Tuesday caused the sky to become gloomy and covered numerous settlements with ash, grit, and pebbles. There were no casualties recorded.
Authorities issued a warning following Mount Ruang's eruption on April 17 that another eruption would cause some of the volcano to tumble into the sea.
Ruang is one of Indonesia's around 130 active volcanoes. Because of its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," a network of fault lines that stretches from the western coast of the Americas through Japan and Southeast Asia, the archipelagic nation is vulnerable to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
