Mount Ruang started to erupt (Picture: AFP/Getty)
Thousands of people have fled their homes after a volcano erupted in Indonesia.
More than 2,100 people were evacuated on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia after Mount Ruang began erupting on Wednesday.
Dangerous ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami is causing a risk for those living near the active volcano, AP reports.
Mount Ruang (Picture: Basarnas/EPA)
Smoke is rising from Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi (Picture: National Search and Rescue Agency/AP)
Officials fear that part of the volcano could collapse into the sea and trigger a tsunami which happened after one eruption in 1871.
Indonesia’s Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation recorded at least three eruptions since Friday afternoon, with the maximum height of the eruption column reaching 1,200 metres (3,937 feet).
An international airport in Manado city less than 60 miles from the volcano has temporarily closed due to volcanic ash.
More than 11,000 people were told to leave their homes in the affected area as ash began to spread to towards Manado and North Minahasa, according to Indonesian Transportation Ministry.
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