Mount Ruang eruption in Indonesia sparks tsunami fear as hundreds evacuate
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By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Indonesian authorities on Wednesday ordered hundreds of villagers to evacuate following multiple eruptions of a remote island volcano, raising fears it could collapse into the sea and trigger a tsunami. Mount Ruang, a 725-meter (2,400-foot) conical stratovolcano on Ruang Island, North Sulawesi, has erupted at least five times since Tuesday
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Indonesia volcano: Tsunami alert issued after Mount Ruang erupts on remote island
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Worry of partial collapse of erupting Indonesia's Mount Ruang raises concern of potential tsunami
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