
The volcano woke up in Indonesia, leaving 11,000 people homeless
Last Updated on April 19, 2024 1:30 am
The sky is covered with thick black smoke due to the sudden awakening of a volcano in Indonesia, which is located in the Pacific Ocean’s ‘Ring of Fire’. About 11,000 people have been evacuated to different places till Thursday morning. Earlier on Tuesday, Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi province of that country erupted four times in a row. The mouth of the volcano has opened and the lava flow has spread in the adjacent area.
According to the local administration, around 11,000 people have been evacuated from the adjacent areas. Tourists have been told to maintain a distance of at least 6 km from Mount Ruang. Indonesia’s “Center for Volcanology” and “Geological Disaster Management” have already issued warnings to the entire country about the eruption. A tsunami warning has also been issued in that country on Wednesday.
The first explosion was heard at Mount Ruang at 9:45 a.m. local time on Tuesday. Then there were four explosions till Wednesday. Lava flows can be seen up to a height of about 1000 feet. Indonesia’s disaster management agency immediately evacuated about 11,000 residents to the nearby city of Manado. Indonesia has recently experienced two earthquakes. As a result, they believe that this eruption is due to the loss of elasticity of the two underground layers. Indonesia is prone to earthquakes due to its geographical location. The island nation has a total of 120 active volcanoes.