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Vietnamese embassy helps get tourists out of Bali

The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia has received requests for support from around 50 Vietnamese tourists who are stuck in Bali, Indonesia, due to volcanic eruption, of whom 30 have left Bali safely by land.
Vietnamese embassy helps get tourists out of Bali ảnh 1Passengers at Gusti Ngurah Rai airport on Bali island (Source: AFP/VNA)

Jakarta (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia has received requestsfor support from around 50 Vietnamese tourists who are stuck in Bali, Indonesia,due to volcanic eruption, of whom 30 have left Bali safely by land.

The embassysaid some other people are waiting for assistance from airlines or for the re-openingof Ngurah Rai airport.

Accordingto estimations of the Bali hotel association, about 800-1,200 Vietnamesetourists visit the island each month.

NguyenThanh Hai, a Vietnamese citizen who has lived in Bali for seven years, saidthat about 12 Vietnamese nationals living in the island are in safe conditionsbecause no one is residing within the dangerous 12-km radius from the volcano.

Indonesia’sNational Disaster Mitigation Agency has announced a downgrade in warning ofMount Agung from “red” to "orange", one level below the most serious.However, dangerous area is still defined within a radius of 10km.

Meanwhile,the Ngurah Rai international airport was re-opened at 15:00 of November 29.However, Indonesian authorities warned that direct flights to the island may beinterrupted if the wind changes its direction.

More than1,300 flights to and from Bali have been canceled since the airport was closedon November 27, affecting almost 180,000 passengers.-VNA
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