Mount Ruang erupted three times on Tuesday, spewing lava and ash more than five kilometers into the sky and forcing authorities to issue evacuation orders for 12,000 locals.A rescue ship and a warship were dispatched to help move thousands from neighboring Tagulandang Island north to Siau Island because of a warning about parts of the volcano falling into the sea potentially causing a tsunami.
The spread of volcanic ash forced seven airports to close, the biggest in provincial capital Manado and the city of Gorontalo, according to a notice from state-run air traffic control provider AirNav Indonesia.Julius Ramopolii, head of Mount Ruang monitoring post, said the volcano was still billowing ash and smoke above the crater on Wednesday morning.
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