18 Apr 2024

Hundreds evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts

10:55 am on 18 April 2024
A photograph taken and released by the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation on 17 April, 2024, shows Mount Ruang spewing hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi in Indonesia.

Lava and smoke spews out of Mount Ruang as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photo: AFP/ Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation

Hundreds of people have been evacuated after Indonesia's Mount Ruang erupted for the second day.

Indonesia's volcanology agency said the eruptions were triggered by recent earthquakes in the area.

There were no reports of deaths or injuries, state news agency Antara reported.

The country's geological agency said the eruption pushed an ash column of up to 2.5km into the sky.

- This story was first published by the BBC