Indonesian volcano's multiple eruptions prompt evacuations

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00:00 Rescuers on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi are working around the clock to

00:04 try and evacuate thousands of people after a volcano there erupted five times.

00:09 Lava has been spewing out of Mount Ruang and it sent a column of ash high

00:14 into the sky. France 24's Charlie James has the latest for us.

00:18 A terrifying scene as fire and lightning fill the sky. Indonesia's Mount Ruang

00:25 erupted at least five times Wednesday evening spewing volcanic ash about

00:31 70,000 feet into the atmosphere. Local people were evacuating themselves

00:38 because of small rocks spewing from the eruption. People were panicked and they

00:44 scrambled so we will make sure that there is no one left stranded along the

00:49 coastline. The crater continued to emit smoke throughout the day Thursday.

00:54 Residents on the northern side of Sulawesi Island have been ordered to

00:58 stay at least six kilometers away from the mountain. More than 11,000 people

01:03 live in the affected area and are being relocated. Prisoners were evacuated and

01:08 travelers trapped at a nearby airport that temporarily closed due to ash.

01:16 We had already loaded our luggage and checked in our belongings and we waited for

01:19 about an hour only to be informed that our flight was cancelled due to the

01:23 eruption. Ongoing risks from the eruption include the possibility that

01:30 part of the volcano could collapse into the sea and cause a tsunami. Indonesians

01:36 have a recent reminder of that danger. In December 2018 another volcano there

01:41 erupted and collapsed triggering a powerful tsunami that killed more than

01:46 400 people.

01:49 I'm.

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