Indonesia: After Quake, Tsunami, Volcano Erupts On Same Island

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A volcano erupted in central Indonesia with authorities warning planes about volcanic ash in the air.

On Wednesday morning, Mount Soputan in North Sulawesi province spewed ash 6,000 meters into the sky.

The eruption status was raised from an alert to standby 4 kilometers from the summit and up to 6.5 kilometers to the west-southwest.

Standby status means people should avoid the area nearest the volcano and have masks available in the event of ash fall.

Planes were warned of the ash clouds because volcanic ash is hazardous for plane engines.

Soputan is on the northern part of Sulawesi Island, where a central region was severely damaged by an earthquake and tsunami Friday.

Indonesia has dozens of active volcanoes.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team