JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area.
The volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island had at least five large eruptions in the past 24 hours, Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation said. Authorities raised their volcano alert to its highest level.
At least 800 residents left the area earlier Wednesday.
Indonesia, an archipelago of 270 million people, has 120 active volcanoes. It is prone to volcanic activity because it sits along the “Ring of Fire,” a horseshoe-shaped series of seismic fault lines around the Pacific Ocean.
Authorities urged tourists and others to stay at least 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) from the 725-meter (2,378 foot) Ruang volcano.
Who came up with that? The designers behind these baffling fails should definitely get the sack
'We used to be dotty about bicycles': Cyclist discovers over 100 hidden
I've been hit with 40 driving penalties in London
The Milan derby. The Serie A title. A 2nd star. Inter can win it all in a single night
I discovered that living in this five
Do you live near one? Interactive map reveals the locations of England's 400,000 heritage sites
Eye on the ball! King Felipe of Spain and King Willem
'Forget the Algarve!' Travel experts reveal breathtaking lesser