Thousands evacuated, flights disrupted as Indonesia’s Ruang volcano erupts

Towering clouds of ash and smoke from Mount Ruang volcano [AFP]

Thousands of people have been evacuated and flights disrupted after Indonesia’s Mount Ruang erupted again, sending thick clouds of ash more than 5km (3 miles) into the sky.

Officials said the volcano in the archipelago’s North Sulawesi province erupted at least three times on Tuesday, prompting fears debris might fall into the sea and cause a tsunami.