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Mount Ruang volcano is seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on May 1, 2024. Eruptions at a remote Indonesian volcano forced more than half a dozen airports to close with ash spreading as far as Malaysia, officials said on May 1, while authorities rushed to evacuate thousands due to tsunami fears. — AFP pic
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Wednesday, 01 May 2024 10:26 PM MYT
PUTRAJAYA, May 1 — Malaysia has not closed any airspace or airport so far following another volcanic eruption at Indonesia’s Mount Ruang last night, said Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) chief executive officer Datuk Captain Norazman Mahmud.
However, he said that the flight altitude has been restricted to 35,000 feet as the ash cloud from the eruption has reached between 45,000 and 63,000 feet, with a buffer of 10,000 feet.
“Flight level restrictions to flight level (FL) 35,000 (feet) and below in the polygon area. Nil ash fallout has been reported and operations into and out of Kuala Lumpur to continue,” he said when contacted today.
Norazman added that CAAM will continue to closely monitor the situation to ensure the safety of flight operations.
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It was reported that Mount Ruang erupted three times yesterday, spewing lava and ash more than five kilometres into the sky. — Bernama
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