Bharat Express

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The disaster agency issued a seven kilometres exclusion zone around Ruang after volcanology officials warned locals of the potential for ejections of incandescent rocks, hot clouds, and tsunamis due to eruption material entering the sea

Indonesia, a vast archipelago nation, sees frequent seismic and volcanic activity as a result of its location on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire'

Following the first eruption on Tuesday evening, more than 800 residents were evacuated from Ruang to nearby Tagulandang island, where four further explosions occurred on Wednesday

The country in Southeast Asia contains around 130 active volcanoes