Indonesia’s Ruang volcano erupts again, ash cloud up to 5,000 meters long

Indonesian volcano ruang After an increase in volcanic activity two weeks ago, it erupted again this Tuesday and left a cloud of ash 5,000 meters highDue to which the alert was raised to maximum level IV.

The Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG, acronym in Indonesian) indicated in a statement that the volcano, located in the central area of ​​the archipelago, erupted at 08:35 local time (00:35 GMT) and that volcanic activity continues to be active. .

“Communities and visitors/tourists around Mount Ruang should remain vigilant and not go within a 6-kilometre radius,” the Indonesian agency said, raising the warning level from Level III to IV.

The disaster management agency (BNPB, acronym in Indonesian) indicated in a statement that Ruang’s activity increased Monday night and Tuesday morning, causing hundreds of “volcanic earthquakes” and small eruptions of ash and rocks.

The blasts hit an emergency post in the village apengsalaLocated within 7 kilometers of the volcano on the neighboring island of TagulandangWhere officials temporarily cut off electricity for safety.

When the volcano erupted several times two weeks ago, emergency services evacuated more than 800 residents of the Ruang volcanic island and hundreds of residents of the neighboring island of Tagulandang, with about 22,000 inhabitants and about 4 kilometers north of the Ruang crater.

Then, the explosions caused small earthquakes and ash clouds that led to the temporary closure of Manado International Airport. celebs islandRuang, located south of the volcano, as well as Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia), have suspended flights by Malaysian airline Malaysia Airlines.

Ruang Volcano is approximately 725 meters high and is located on a small island of the same name about 5 kilometers wide.

Indonesia is home to more than 400 volcanoes, of which at least 129 remain active and 65 are classified as dangerous.

There was a sudden explosion in December 2023 Merapi Volcano

on the island of sumatratook the lives of 23 people.

Indonesia sits within the so-called Pacific Ring of FireAn area of ​​great seismic and volcanic activity that is shaken by about 7,000 earthquakes per year, most of which are of small intensity.