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INDONESIA

2,100 evacuated as volcano spews ash

More than 2,100 people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island were evacuated on Friday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami. Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation recorded at least three eruptions from Friday afternoon, with the maximum height of the eruption column reaching 1,200 meters. An international airport in Manado city, less than 100 kilometers from the erupting Mount Ruang, was closed as volcanic ash spewed into the air.

UNITED STATES

2 killed as car crashes into birthday party

Two children were killed and 15 others were injured after a car crashed into a children's birthday party on Saturday in Berlin Township in Monroe County of the US state of Michigan, 48 kilometers south of Detroit. An eight-year-old girl and a five-year-old boy, who were siblings, were pronounced dead at the scene, Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough said on Saturday night. First aid was given to 15 victims. Of them, three children and six adults were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The car driver, a 66-year-old female, has been in police custody for suspected drunk driving.

Agencies Via Xinhua