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He Ruang Volcano in Indonesia It erupted again this Tuesday, after an increase in volcanic activity two weeks ago, and released a cloud of ash up to 5,000 meters high, which caused the alert to be raised to maximum level IV.
He Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) indicated in a statement that the volcano erupted at 08:35 local time (00:35 GMT) and that volcanic activity remains active.
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“The surrounding communities Mount Ruang and visitors/tourists must be alert and not approach within a radius of 6 kilometers“, said the Indonesian agency, which raised the alert from level III to IV.
Most of the 800 residents of the island of Ruang volcano and hundreds of residents of the neighboring island of Tagulandangwith around 22 thousand inhabitants and about 4 kilometers north of the crater of Ruanghave been evacuated since the volcano erupted several times two weeks ago.
Afterwards, the eruptions caused small earthquakes and ash clouds forced the temporary closure of the international airport in Flockon the island of Celebritieslocated south of the Ruang volcano, as well as the suspension of Malaysian airline flights Malaysia Airlines in Sabbat It is Sarawak (Malaysia).
Ruang volcano is about 725 meters high and is located on a small island of the same name that is about 5 kilometers wide.
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Indonesia is home to more than 400 volcanoes, of which at least 129 remain active and 65 are classified as dangerous.
In December 2023, the sudden eruption of Merapi volcanoon the island of Sumatraclaimed the lives of 23 people.
Indonesia is part of the so-called Pacific Ring of Firean area of great seismic and volcanic activity that is shaken by around 7,000 earthquakes per year, most of them of small magnitude.
Source: Elcomercio
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