Indonesian volcanic ash floating as far as Malaysia Flights were canceled and 12,000 people were evacuated

News reports indicate that this volcano is located on an island and has a height of 725 meters, located in North Sulawesi province. About 95 kilometers from Sam Ratulangi International Airport in Manado, thick smoke and ash from the crater covered Manado. With a population of about 430,000, it gives the entire city a gloomy atmosphere. Sunlight is blocked causing the need to run electricity even during the day

Rung Volcano is one of 130 volcanoes in Indonesia that are still active. This makes Indonesia, which is located in the Ring of Fire, face volcanic eruptions. And frequent earthquakes

Since April 17, more than 11,000 people have been ordered to evacuate after the authorities raised the warning level and feared a tsunami, although the government later lowered the warning level. But finally this week, when the volcano erupted three more times in one day (April 30), sending molten rock and spewing ash more than 5 kilometers into the sky, the alert had to be raised to the highest level again. It ordered the evacuation of an additional 12,000 people

A volcano spews ash in a wide area reaching the state of Malaysia, neighboring Indonesia. Photo: Agence France-Presse/National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS).

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