Evacuation continues following Mt Ruang’s eruption

Rush for safety: People boarding a warship in the port of Tagulandang to be evacuated to North Minahasa Regency on Sulawesi island. (Left) A man carrying a rescued dog on board the ship. — Reuters

HUNDREDS of residents of Indonesia’s Tagulandang island were waiting at the island’s port to be evacuated, footage from National Search and Rescue Agency showed, while grey smoke continued to erupt from Ruang volcano.

Indonesia’s Ruang volcano erupted on Tuesday, spewing lava that prompted authorities to evacuate more than 12,000 people from the nearby Tagulandang island.