Tsunami warning due to volcano eruption in northern Indonesia

The eruption of volcano Mount Ruang in Indonesia has raised concerns about the risk of tsunamis due to falling rocks into the sea. Rescuers mobilize urgently to evacuate thousands of people after the rash in a remote area in the north of the country.

The activity of volcano Mount Ruang, which began on Tuesday night expelling lava and ash, has forced the authorities to raise the alert to the highest level. This situation has generated rapid evacuations of 11,000 residents, including inhabitants of the island of Tagulandang, which has about 20,000 inhabitants.

He airport international Sam Ratulangi in Manadoabout 100 km away, has closed due to the presence of volcanic ash that could affect flight safety, according to Ambar Suryoko, head of the regional airport authority.

Tsunami risk and zone exclusion

Authorities in Indonesia have imposed a six-kilometer exclusion around the crater of the volcano due to the tsunami risk due to the fall of volcanic material into the sea. Residents near the beach on Tagulandang Island have been given specific warnings to stay away. alert.

Indonesian military load items onto a boat as they head to the island near the Mount Ruang volcano in the port of Manado, North Sulawesi, April 18, 2024. Indonesian rescue teams rushed to evacuate thousands of people on the 18th April 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. (Photo by Ronny Adolof BUOL / AFP)

Let us remember that in 2018, the collapse of the crater of Anak Krakatau volcano It triggered a devastating tsunami that caused more than 400 deaths.

Mount Ruang is a stratovolcano Located on a small island in the province of North Sulawesi. Indonesiawith approximately 130 active volcanoes, experiences frequent seismic and volcanic events due to its location on the “Pacific Ring of Fire.”

This photograph taken and released by the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation on April 17, 2024 shows Mount Ruang spewing hot lava and smoke, as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi. A volcano erupted several times in outermost Indonesia during the night of April 17, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people after it spewed lava and a plume of smoke more than a mile into the sky. (Photo by Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation / AFP)

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