Mt Ruang continues to erupt


A different kind of sunset: Mt Ruang erupting in Sitaro, North Sulawesi, sending a tower of ash spewing into the sky after nearly half a dozen eruptions earlier this week forced thousands to evacuate. — AFP

A remote Indonesian volcano sent a tower of ash spewing into the sky after nearly half a dozen eruptions earlier this week forced thousands to evacuate when molten rocks rained down on their villages.

Mount Ruang in the country’s outermost region of North Sulawesi started erupting late on Tuesday, stirring a spectacular mix of fiery orange lava, a towering ash column and volcanic lightning.

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