Indonesia volcano eruption shuts more airports, with ash reaching Malaysia

Eruptions at a remote Indonesian volcano forced more than half a dozen airports to close, with ash spreading as far as Malaysia, officials said on May 1, while the authorities rushed to evacuate thousands due to tsunami fears.

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Mount Ruang erupted three times on April 30, spewing lava and ash more than 5km into the sky and forcing the authorities to issue evacuation orders for 12,000 locals.

A rescue ship and a warship were dispatched to help move thousands from neighbouring Tagulandang island north to Siau island because of a warning about parts of the volcano falling into the sea and potentially causing a tsunami.

Ms Rosalin Salindeho, a 95-yearold resident of Tagulandang in Indonesia's outermost region of North Sulawesi province, spoke of her fears when Ruang erupted after arriving in Siau.