Mt Ruang eruption damages thousands of houses in North Sulawesi

Part of a village on Tagulandang island covered by ash from eruptions of Mt Ruang in the Sulawesi island, Indonesia. - AP

JAKARTA: At least 3,614 houses were damaged by the eruption of Mt Ruang in the Sitaro Islands in North Sulawesi province last week, according to Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).

Its spokesperson Abdul Muhari said the number of evacuees from two villages on the island had decreased to 3,582 people from the previous 6,045 people on Monday (April 22).