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Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano erupted on Tuesday, prompting authorities to raise the alert level to the highest level and order immediate evacuations within a 6-kilometre radius. The eruption at Mount Ruang, located in North Sulawesi province, sent a column of ash and smoke 2,000 metres into the sky, according to Indonesia’s geological agency. The agency urged residents in the affected areas to follow evacuation orders and wear masks to protect against ash. This latest eruption follows heightened volcanic activity that began in mid-April. Indonesian authorities had previously issued a tsunam…

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