Indonesia's Mt Ruang erupts again and emits smoke, local airport closure extended

Airport management, via a Notice to Airmen, extended the closure of Manado’s Sam Ratulangi Airport, 95 kilometres from Mount Ruang, for the fifth consecutive day until 6 pm today because of the volcanic ash. - Bernama

JAKARTA(Bernama): Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi is emitting grey smoke now, which is rising 100 to 200 metres from its 725-metre summit, according to the Indonesian Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation on Saturday.

The agency noted in its daily report that the weather around the volcano, one of Indonesia’s most active, varies from clear to cloudy, with light southerly winds and temperatures between 28°C and 30°C.