Last Tuesday, the Mount Ruanglocated in the province of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, erupted. Due to the volcanic activitythe Southeast Asian country’s emergency services had to evacuate more than 1,600 people and continue carrying out tasks to mobilize the inhabitants of the area.
Furthermore, as a result of the phenomenon, the Sam Ratulangi International Airport, located in the city of Manado – more than 100km from the place – had to close due to the spread of volcanic ash. The authorities do not rule out the possibility of a tsunami due to the fall of volcanic material into the sea.
This was the eruption of the volcano in Indonesia
On Tuesday night, at exactly 9:45 p.m., the Ruang stratovolcano erupted. First, a two-kilometer column of ash alerted residents about the volcanic activity and, minutes later, the volcano It threw materials that rose up to 2.5 kilometers.
But the phenomenon did not end there. The next day, Wednesday, volcano erupted againtwice, generating the maximum alert from the authorities.
“Based on visual and instrumental observations that showed an increase in volcanic activity, the (alert) level of Mount Ruang has been raised from level 3 to level 4“, he claimed Hendra Gunawan, director of the Indonesian volcanological agency, after what happened on Wednesday. During this day, the Ash clouds reached 3,000 meters high and volcanic activity caused small earthquakes.
After what happened, the emergency services of the Southeast Asian country began evacuation tasks. Furthermore, experts do not rule out the possibility of a tsunami due to the fall of volcanic material to the sea.
Volcano eruption in Indonesia: evacuation continues
During this Thursday, Indonesian rescuers will continue carrying out evacuation tasks to remove thousands of people in danger in the cities surrounding Mount Ruang. It is estimated that more than 1,600 people had to be transferred from your home to a safe area.
According to the emergency services, in total more than 11,000 residents from the vicinity of the volcano. They will even have to do it with some citizens of the remote island of Tgulandangwhich has a total of 20,000 inhabitants.
The consequences of the natural phenomenon are beginning to affect different cities in the Asian country. TO 100km from the placein the city of Herdhe Sam Ratulangi International Airport had to close “due to the spread of volcanic ash that could endanger the safety of flights,” according to the head of the regional airport authority, Ambar Suryoko.
After the volcano was classified as level 4, the authorities expanded the exclusion zone of 4 to 6 kilometers. In the midst of tensions and tasks against the clock, initially No deaths or injuries were reported.
Indonesia currently has about 130 active volcanoes and registers frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its location in the “Pacific ring of fire“. In one of its last episodes, in 2018, the crater of the Indonesian volcano Anak Krakatoa collapsed and fell into the sea during an eruption, which caused a tsunami that It killed more than 400 people and left thousands injured.
Source: Ambito
