Photos | Mount Agung eruption: Bali airport closed, highest alert raised
Updated On Nov 27, 2017 01:24 PM IST
Indonesian authorities on Monday raised the highest alerts as Mount Agung continued to spew clouds of ash, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands from the popular tourist island of Bali and a 24 hour shutdown at the island’s international airport. A volcanic eruption is so far considered imminent by the Indonesian disaster agency.
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Plumes of ash billow from Mount Agung volcano as viewed from Culik village on November 27, 2017 in Bali, Indonesia. Indonesian authorities raised the alert as Mount Agung rumbled on the tourist island of Bali, ordering people within 10 kilometers to evacuate. Bali’s international airport has closed for 24 hours and authorities will consider reopening it Tuesday after evaluating the situation. (Johannes P. Christo / REUTERS)
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Passengers inquire about their flights after Ngurah Rai airport closed operations due to eruptions at Mount Agung in Bali. As many as 59,000 travellers are stranded with nearly 450 flights cancelled after ash reached its airspace. Mount Agung has been hurling clouds of white and dark gray ash about 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) into the atmosphere since the weekend. (Antara Foto / Fikri Yusuf / REUTERS)
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A tourist takes pictures in front of Mount Agung on November 27, 2017. An eruption could be imminent as the volcano belches huge plumes of smoke, officials warned. Spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said about 40,000 people have evacuated but others have not left because they feel safe or don’t want to abandon their livestock. (Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP)
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Balinese Hindus conducted a prayer ceremony near the volcano in hope of preventing an eruption, in Muntig village on November 26, 2017. The Geological agency head, Kasbani, said the alert level was because the volcano has shifted from steam-based eruptions to magmatic eruptions. However, he says he’s still not expecting a major eruption. (Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP)
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An officer watches seismic activity from Mount Agung volcano during a phreatic eruption --caused by the heating and expansion of groundwater-- observed from the Gunung Api Agung Observation Post in Rendang village on November 25, 2017. “The rays of fire are increasingly observed at night. This indicates the potential for a larger eruption is imminent” the National Board for Disaster Management said. (Antara Foto / Nyoman Budhiana / REUTERS)
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Residents spent the night at evacuation centres after Mount Agung erupted for a second time within a week on November 25, 2017. Authorities estimate another 60,000 people still need to move out of imminent danger. The governor of Bali has said a further 150,000 could be called on to evacuate. (Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP)
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An officer with the disaster management agency BPBD places a mask on an elderly woman at a shelter for residents in Bebandem Village, Indonesia. Agung rumbled back to life earlier in September, forcing the evacuation of 140,000 people living nearby. Its activity decreased in late October and many had returned to their homes. (Antara Foto / Nyoman Budhiana / REUTERS)
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