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Indonesia to permanently relocate 10,000 people after Ruang volcano eruptions

Hundreds of “simple but permanent” homes would be built in the Bolaang Mongondow area to facilitate the relocations

Mount Ruang spews volcanic ash, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, April 19, 2024.

Indonesia’s Mount Ruang erupts again, closes international airport

INDONESIA’S remote Mount Ruang volcano erupted several times again on Tuesday, the country’s volcanology agency said, forcing evacuations, the closure of a nearby international airport and the raising...

Mount Ruang spewing smoke in Sitaro, North Sulawesi., Indonesia, April 18, 2024.

Indonesian volcano eruption forces evacuations, airport closure

INDONESIA shut a provincial airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang volcano after it belched explosive plumes of lava, rocks and ash for days, officials said on Thursda...

Indonesia straddles the so-called “Pacific Ring of Fire”, an area of high seismic activity that rests atop multiple tectonic plates.

Hundreds evacuated after Indonesia’s Ruang volcano erupts

AT LEAST 800 people in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province have been evacuated after multiple eruptions of the area’s Ruang volcano, which for days has spewed lava and ash clouds into the sky, the cou...

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Nusa Tenggara province has erupted several times in recent weeks, including an eruption on Monday that spewed volcanic ash 1.5 km above its peak.

Thousands evacuated following Indonesia volcano eruption

More than 2,000 residents have been evacuated to temporary shelters amid heightened volcanic activities in a volcano in eastern Indonesia, a local official said on Tuesday (Jan 2).