Days-long eruption of Indonesia's Ruang volcano forces hundreds to evacuate as sky fills with red ash

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Officials reported 'volcanic ash rain' as photos and videos show the Ruang volcano filling the night sky with fiery red and orange plumes.

Hundreds of people in Indonesia had to be evacuated from their homes in the North Sulawesi province as the Ruang volcano continues its days-long eruption. The volcano has been seen filling the sky with red ash as the country's volcano monitoring agency reports hundreds of deep volcanic earthquakes.

5 miles of the volcano's active crater, which overnight was seen spewing a bright red glow into the sky. That agency reported 373 deep volcanic earthquakes and one local tectonic earthquake on Wednesdsay. On Tuesday, the Volcano Observatory Notice for Aviation , issued an orange-colored aviation code, indicating a 'volcano is exhibiting heightened unrest with increased likelihood of eruption' or that an eruption is underway, but with 'no or minor ash emission.

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