A handout photo taken and released by Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation on Apr 18, 2024 shows Mount Ruang spewing smoke in Sitaro, North Sulawesi. /AFP)MANADO: Indonesia n rescuers raced to evacuate thousands of people on Thursday after a volcano erupted five times, forcing authorities to close a nearby airport and issue a warning about falling debris that could cause a tsunami.
Authorities said they were rushing to evacuate 11,000 residents from the nearby area that included the remote island of Tagulandang, home to around 20,000 people."Last night people evacuated on their own but without direction due to the volcano's eruption and materials in the form of small rocks that fell, so the people scattered to find evacuation routes," Jandry Paendong, an official from the local search and rescue agency, said in a statement on Thursday.
This handout photograph taken and released by the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation on Apr 17, 2024, shows Mount Ruang spewing hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi. Authorities also warned of a possible tsunami as a result of the eruptions.
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