"Indonesian Volcano Eruption Prompts Massive Evacuations and Tsunami Fears"

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More than 11,000 people have been evacuated and air travel disrupted in northern Indonesia after Mount Ruang, located in North Sulawesi Province, erupted multiple times, sending ash and smoke more than two kilometers into the sky. The exclusion zone around the crater has been extended, and the alert level raised to the highest. Flights to and from the region have been disrupted, and Malaysia Airlines has suspended several flights. Officials are concerned about the potential for a collapse of the volcano into the sea, which could cause a tsunami.
Topics:world#air-travel-disruption#evacuation#indonesia#mount-ruang#natural-disaster#volcano-eruption
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