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Indonesia has raised the alert for Bali’s Mount Agung volcano to the highest level of four on Monday and asked residents to immediately evacuate areas near the summit, warning of the “imminent” risk of a larger eruption. Flights were diverted from the island’s airport following the warning and the presence of volcanic ash from the erupting Agung. Seen here is Mount Agung volcano as it erupts for a second time in less than a week as seen from the coastal town of Amed, on November 25, 2017. (Reuters)
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The eruption disrupted international flights even as authorities said the island remains safe. (AP)
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A tourist poses for a photo with Mount Agung volcano erupting as they visit a temple in Karangasem, Indonesia, on Monday. (AP)
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The alert was lowered on Oct. 29 after a decrease in activity but about 25,000 people remained in evacuation centers. (AP/PTI)
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On Monday, Indonesian authorities raised the alert for Bali volcano to the highest level and ordered people within 10 kilometres to leave. Seen here is a man sitting at a temple with the Mount Agung volcano erupting in the background in Karangasem, Indonesia. (AP)
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A villager walks near a rice field following the eruption of the Mount Agung, seen covered with clouds in the background in Karangasem on Sunday. (AP)
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Geological agency head, Kasbani has said the alert level was raised because the volcano has shifted from steam-based eruptions to magmatic eruptions. (AP)
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Seen here are fishermen as they pull a boat onto the beach in Amed, Bali, Indonesia. In the background is Mount Agung in action. (Reuters)
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Malaysia Airlines will be cancelling all flights between Kuala Lumpur and Denpasar-Bali on November 27 after an eruption. (Emilio Kuzma Floyd via Reuters/@eyes_of_a_nomad)
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Vegetables sellers wait for customers at a market with a backdrop of the Mount Agung volcano erupting in Karangasem, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. (AP)
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Villagers shop for food as Mount Agung erupts in the background in Culik Village, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia November 26, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. (Antara Foto/Nyoman Budhiana via Reuters)
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An officer with the disaster management agency BPBD places a mask on an elderly woman at a shelter for residents sheltering from Mount Agung volcano following its eruption in Bebandem Village, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia November 26, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. (Antara Foto/Nyoman Budhiana/via Reuters)
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Authorities say the airport closure is in effect until Tuesday morning and is being reviewed every six hours. (Antara Foto/Nyoman Budhiana/ via Reuters)
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Mount Agung volcano erupts as seen from Culik Village, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia, on Sunday. (Antara Foto/Nyoman Budhiana/ via Reuters)
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The mount rises majestically over eastern Bali at a height of just over 3,000 metres (9,800 feet). When it last erupted in 1963, it had killed more than 1,000 people and razed several villages.
(Reuters)
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Balinese Hindus walk after praying against the backdrop of Mount Agung volcano erupts at Besakih Temple in Karangasem, Bali. (Reuters)
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A motorist rides his motorbike during a shower of ash and rain from Mount Agung volcano during an eruption. (Antara Foto/Fikri Yusuf/ via Reuters)
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Mount Agung volcano is seen spewing smoke and ash in Bali, Indonesia, November 26, 2017 in this picture obtained from social media. (Emilio Kuzma Floyd via Reuters/@eyes_of_a_nomad)
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Stranded tourists could leave Bali by taking a ferry to neighboring Java and then travel by land to the nearest airports. (Reuters)
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Passengers stand near the flight information board after Indonesian and regional authorities heightened flight warnings, following the eruption of Bali's Mount Agung volcano at Ngurah Rai International airpot in Bali, Indonesia. (Reuters)
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Almost 60,000 people have been evacuated from near a volcano on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali that officials say is becoming more active and could erupt soon. (Agencies)
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The volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali has rumbled into life with a series of eruptions that temporarily disrupted some international flights to the popular tourist destination and dusted nearby resorts and villages with a thin layer of ash. (AP)
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Plants in a garden are covered in ash from the eruption of Mount Agung volcano. (Antara Foto/Nyoman Budhiana/ via Reuters)
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Cold lava flows, also known as lahar, are expected to increase amid an eruption of Mount Agung, a disaster agency said on Monday, after sounding its highest-level warning over the volanco’s activity. (Reuters)
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Villagers watch as Mount Agung volcano spews ash during an eruption from the Volcanic Observatory in Rendang Village, Karangasem. (Reuters)
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