Emergency declared on Indonesian island

Jakarta: Indonesian authorities have declared a state of emergency on Siau island following the continuous eruption of a volcano, which has caused the evacuation of over 100 people, officials said on Friday. The government in Siau Tagulandang Biaro (Sitaro) municipality, located to the north of Sulawesi island, took the decision on Thursday night after lava flows from the Karangetang volcano cut off roads to the settlements of Batubulan and Beba, in the northwest of the island, which currently can only be accessed by sea, according to a statement by the Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center (PVMBG). (IANS)

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