Volcano ERUPTS in Indonesia just days after tsunami and earthquake kill HUNDREDS

Mount Soputan has erupted on Sulawesi Island in Indonesia MOUNT Soputan, a volcano on Sulawesi Island in Indonesia, has erupted just days after an earthquake and tsunami hit the same island, killing nearly 1,350 people.

The volcano started erupting on Wednesday morning at 8.47am local time (2.57am BST), with ash observed as high as 5,809 metres above sea level.

The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) issued a warning to the affected region, stating: “The community should not have activities in all areas within a 4km radius of the peak of Mount Soputan and within the sectoral expansion area to the west-south-west direction as far as 6.5km from the peak which is a crater opening area to avoid the potential threat of lava and hot clouds.”

Volcanic ash is expected to fall in an area to the north-west of the mountain.

The current Volcano Observatory Notice of Aviation is orange, and is not currently interfering with flights.

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