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Volcano on Indonesia’s Bali resort island erupts again

Mount Agung volcano on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on April 21 spewed a column of ashes by up to 2,000 metres onto the sky, leaving rains of ashes.
Volcano on Indonesia’s Bali resort island erupts again ảnh 1Mount Agung spew ashes on July 6, 2018. (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Mount Agung volcano on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on April 21spewed a column of ashes by up to 2,000 metres onto the sky, leaving rains ofashes.

Rains ofashes with an intensity ranging from thin to thick have been pouring down inthe districts of Karang Asem, Klungkung and Bangli, spokesman of nationaldisaster management agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said.

Thousands ofmasks have been distributed to the communities amid the fears of the ashesimpacting human respiratory, Sutopo said.

The eruptionoccurred at 08:23am (local time) with belching of ash and smoke headingsouthwest of the crater, he said.

No report ofcasualty has so far been reached after the eruption, Sutopo said, adding that nohalt of flight however took place at the I Gusti Ngurah Rai InternationalAirport.

Mount Agungalert status’s remains at the second highest level with no-go zone at four kmfrom the crater.

Mount Agungis situated in Karangasem district and about 70 km from tourist hub Kuta. Inits last eruption in 1963, more than 1,100 people were killed.-VNA
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