Tsunami Alert After Volcano in Indonesia Has Several Big Eruptions and Thousands Are Told to Leave

Tsunami Alert After Volcano in Indonesia Has Several Big Eruptions and Thousands Are Told to Leave
The hot molten lava glows at the crater of Mount Ruang as it erupts in Sanguine Islands, Indonesia, on April 17, 2024. BPBD Sitaro via AP
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JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after eruptions at Ruang Mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area.

The volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi Island had at least five large eruptions in the past 24 hours, Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation said. Authorities raised their volcano alert to its highest level.