Ships evacuating 12,000 islanders over fears that side of Mount Ruang might slide into sea and cause tsunami Eruptions at a remote Indonesian volcano have forced more than half a dozen airports to close with ash spreading as far as Malaysia, according to officials, while authorities rushed to evacuate thousands due to tsunami fears.Mount Ruang erupted three times on Tuesday, spewing lava and ash more than 5km (three miles) into the sky and forcing authorities to issue evacuation orders for 12,000 people. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/may/01/indonesia-volcano-eruption-tsunami-fears-mount-ruang-vola-malaysia-ash
Author : Agence France-Presse
Publish date : 2024-05-01 07:51:41
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