Indonesia Rocked by Volcano, Days After Earthquake Killed More Than 1,200
- Mount Soputan erupts, sending ashes as high as 4,000 meters
- Deadliest earthquake since 2006 killed at least 1,400 people
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The Mount Soputan volcano in Indonesia erupted on Wednesday, throwing ash as high as 4,000 meters into the sky, days after an earthquake and tsunami killed more than 1,400 people on the same island.
Authorities ordered people out of a 4-kilometer radius of the peak of the Mount Soputan in North Sulawesi province, citing threat of lava and simmering clouds from the eruption, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency. Sam Ratulangi International Airport in Manado -- the capital of North Sulawesi -- is operating normally, agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a statement.