At least 11,000 people were forced to evacuate after a volcano erupted in Indonesia. The government is encouraging residents to leave with fears that part of the volcano could break off into the ocean and trigger a tsunami.
A cloud of black ash reached nearly two miles into the air on Thursday, officials said, as several people were reportedly hit by gravel and rocks, requiring "intensive treatment."
The Mount Ruang volcano in Indonesia’s Ruang Island erupted multiple times on Wednesday, spewing ash, smoke and lava coupled with intense and rapid volcanic lightning while prompting thousands to evacuate over concerns the blasts might trigger a tsunami.
Indonesian authorities were on alert Friday for more eruptions from a remote island volcano that forced thousands to evacuate this week, as nearby residents began clearing debris after molten rocks rained down on their villages.
A remote Indonesian volcano sent a tower of ash spewing into the sky Friday, after nearly half a dozen eruptions earlier this week forced thousands to evacuate when molten rocks
A cloud of black ash reached nearly two miles into the air on Thursday, officials said, as several people were reportedly hit by gravel and rocks, requiring "intensive treatment."
Thousands of people are being evacuated and authorities have warned of potential tsunamis, as an island volcano in eastern Indonesia continues to erupt, sending out fiery lava and clouds of ash miles into the air.
A remote volcano in Indonesia's outermost region erupted again Friday, local authorities and an AFP journalist said, after the crater threw up columns of smoke and lava multiple times this week and forced thousands to evacuate.
A massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia's Sangihe Islands in the North Sulawesi province this week has triggered hundreds of evacuations as well as a tsunami warning for the area. Video footage shows Mount Ruang shooting ash and lava into the sky beginning on Tuesday.
After days of repeated volcanic eruptions in the area, authorities in northern Indonesia are evacuating prison inmates and local residents. Mount Ruang, in North Sulawesi, began spewing a cloud of ash more than a mile into the sky in the evening of April 16,
Authorities in Indonesia issued a tsunami alert after a volcano in the North Sulawesi Province erupted multiple times, prompting the closure of a provincial airport. Thousands have been asked to evacuate after Mount Ruang,
Dramatic footage of the eruptions Wednesday shows plumes of gray ash billowing into the sky and streams of glowing lava, accompanied by lightning strikes.
Islands in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi region are on alert for a tsunami as volcano eruptions send lava spewing and a mile-high ash cloud forms above Mount Ruang.
The nearest Indonesian international airport to a volcano that erupted five times in recent days has been ordered closed for 24 hours due to volcanic ash, the transport ministry said Thursday.
A volcano erupted several times in Indonesia's outermost region Wednesday, with authorities raising the alert level to its highest point after the dome spewed a column of smoke more than a mile into the sky and forced hundreds to evacuate.
Hundreds of people in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province have been evacuated after eruptions of the Ruang volcano. Most of the island's 800 residents were evacuated to nearby Tagulandang Island, Reuters reported.
Indonesian authorities on Wednesday ordered hundreds of villagers to evacuate following multiple eruptions of a remote island volcano, raising fears it could collapse into the sea and trigger a tsunami.
A volcano erupted several times in Indonesia's outermost region Wednesday, with authorities raising the alert level to its highest point after the dome spewed a column of smoke more than a mile into the sky and forced hundreds to evacuate.
Hundreds of people in Indonesia have been forced to evacuate after a volcano in the North Sulawesi Province erupted multiple times on Tuesday. Mount Ruang, located on the Ruang island about 100km from the provincial capital Manado,