Overall Green alert Volcanic eruption for Ruang
in Indonesia

Event summary

GREEN alert: The Ruang Volcanic eruption is unlikely to require external humanitarian assistance based on the exposed population and coping capacity.

GDACS ID VO 1000088
Name: Ruang
Lat/Lon: 2.3 , 125.37
Event Date: 29 Apr 2024 UTC
Exposed Population 30km: About 25000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km: About 360000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI: 4
Population Exposure Index PEI: 4
Inserted at: 22 Apr 2024 06:06 UTC

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Indonesia - Volcanic Eruption (ECHO 17 Apr 2024)Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:37

  • Ruang volcano, located on Ruang Island (part of Sangihe Islands, North Sulawesi Province), increased its volcanic activity on 16-17 April with explosions and emission of volcanic ash and lava. The worst hit areas are Pumpente Village and Pathology Village in Tagulandang District (Sitaro Islands Regency, North Sulawesi Province).
  • According to the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB), 828 people have been displaced, of whom 45 are in one evacuation centre and 783 are in the homes of relatives.
  • National and local authorities are providing assistance for those affected and established an Emergency Response Status for 14 days starting from April 16.
  • The level of the volcano has been raised from II to III, people cannot enter in the area radius of 4 km from the centre of the active crater.
Indonesia - Volcanic Eruption, update (ECHO 18 Apr 2024)Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:59

  • The activity of the Ruang volcano, located on Ruang Island (part of Sangihe Islands, North Sulawesi Province), is still ongoing. Between 16 and 17 April three main explosive events occurred and the ash column reached up to 3 km above the summit of the crater. 
  • According to the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB), 828 people (506 residents of Laingpatehi Village and 322 residents of Pumpente Village in Sitaro Regency) remain displaced. 
  • Local authorities are coordinating the emergency response and providing assistance in the form of 123 mats, 123 blankets and 400 masks to the community.
  • The Multiplatform Application for Geohazard Mitigation and Assessment (MAGMA) has raised the alert level to IV (the maximum level).
  • People who live in the Tagulandang Island area (located 1 km north-east of Ruang Island) and are within a radius of 6 km, especially those living close to the coast, should be immediately evacuated to a safe place. This is due to the potential incandescent rock ejection, pyroclastic flow, and tsunami waves that can be triggered by the collapse of the volcano.
Volcano Ruang - EC/ECHO daily mapFri, 19 Apr 2024 18:18

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Indonesia - Volcanic eruption, update (ECHO 22 Apr 2024)Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:03

  • Ruang volcano continues its explosive activity and the ash fall has affected at least ten villages located in Ruang and Thulandang Islands, Sitaro Regency, North Sulawesi province.
  • According to the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB), the villages/subdistricts affected are Pumpente, Laingpatehi, Mahangiang, Tulusan Barangka Pehe, Apengsala, Lesah Rende, Pahiama, Boto and Leseh, Bahoi and Balehumara.
  • The same source reports, as of 20 April, almost 8,500 affected and displaced people across the aforementioned villages/subdistricts. In addition, 363 houses have been damaged, as well as one church and one school, and 135 other houses have been affected.
  • National authorities are providing assistance for those who have been most affected and the alert level remains at VI (the maximum level).
Indonesia - Earthquake and volcano unrest, update (ECHO 30 Apr 2024)Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:27

  • Following the 6.1 M earthquake that hit the southern coast of West Java province on 27 April, the amount of injured people and damage continues increasing.
  • According to the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB), 11 people have been injured of whom six in Garut, three in Bandung, and two in Ciamis. In addition, 267 houses have been affected.
  • Local authorities are still conducting the damage assessment.
  • In the meantime, Ruang volcano erupted again on 30 April and the ash column reached 2 km above the crater. The volcanic debris following the eruption reached several parts of Tagulandang Island (located 1 km north-east of Ruang Island), including the Emergency Response Post established in Apengsala Village.
  • The alert level of the volcano remains at VI (the maximum level) and people who live in the Tagulandang Island area should be aware of the activity of the volcano. This includes a potential tsunami due to the incandescent rock ejection, pyroclastic flow, and tsunami waves that can be triggered by the collapse of the volcano.
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Treat people displaced by Mt Ruang eruptions well: Widodo to officials2024-05-03T15:49+0200.

Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Joko Widodo has directed government officials to treat all residents displaced by Mount Ruang's eruptions humanely and ensure that none of those seeking refuge feel abandoned, Coordinating Human Development and
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Govt to permanently relocate 301 families living near Mount Ruang2024-05-03T14:39+0200.

File - A motorbike rider passes near a house damaged by the eruption of Mount Ruang in Tagulandang, Sitaro Islands District, North Sulawesi, on May 2, 2024. (ANTARA FOTO/Andri Saputra/tom) Jakarta (ANTARA) - The government has decided to p
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Jokowi chairs meeting on relocation of Mt Ruang eruption survivors2024-05-03T14:39+0200.

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) chaired a limited meeting with several cabinet members on Friday (May 3, 2024) to discuss a plan to relocate the Mount Ruang eruption-affected residents to a new settlement area in North Sulawesi.
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Mount Ruang eruption triggers earthquake on Mount Gamalama, Ternate2024-05-03T14:11+0200.

ANTARA/ ANDRI SAPUTRA. Personnel of the Indonesian Navy evacuated residents onto the KRI Kakap-811 at Tagulandang Port, Sitaro Islands Regency, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday (1/5/2024). AMBON, KOMPAS — Increased activity on Mount Ruang , Nor
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