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| Mount Agung: Bali volcano activity prompts 'red warning' | Mount Agung: Bali volcano activity prompts 'red warning' |
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| Airlines have been issued a "red warning" about the danger of volcanic ash in the skies close to Bali after Mount Agung emitted a thick plume of smoke reaching 4,000m (13,100 feet). | |
| It is the second major emission from the Indonesian island volcano this week, and flights have been disrupted. | It is the second major emission from the Indonesian island volcano this week, and flights have been disrupted. |
| The red warning means an eruption is forecast to be imminent, with significant emission of ash likely. | The red warning means an eruption is forecast to be imminent, with significant emission of ash likely. |
| Authorities have begun distributing masks in areas amid ash fall. | Authorities have begun distributing masks in areas amid ash fall. |
| Bali is a major tourist destination, although the main destinations of Kuta and Seminyak are about 70km (43 miles) from the volcano. | Bali is a major tourist destination, although the main destinations of Kuta and Seminyak are about 70km (43 miles) from the volcano. |
| The island's main airport is for now operating normally, but some airlines have cancelled flights. Volcanic ash can damage plane engines. | |
| On the island of Lombok just east of Bali, the main international airport has been closed entirely. | |
| The information director of Indonesia's Disaster Mitigation Agency tweeted that volcanic ash rain had fallen on the Lombok city of Mataram. | |
| "Tourism in Bali is still safe, except in the danger (zone) around Mount Agung," the agency said in a statement. | |
| It told people within a 7.5km exclusion zone to "immediately evacuate" in an "orderly and calm manner". | It told people within a 7.5km exclusion zone to "immediately evacuate" in an "orderly and calm manner". |
| About 25,000 people are thought to still be in temporary shelters after more than 140,000 people fled earlier this year. Increased volcanic activity had prompted fears a major eruption was imminent. | |
| Most of the islanders outside the immediate exclusion zone were ordered to return home at the end of September, and the mountain has been intermittently rumbling since. | |
| According to official estimates, the holiday island lost at least $110m (£83m) in tourism and productivity during the major evacuation. | According to official estimates, the holiday island lost at least $110m (£83m) in tourism and productivity during the major evacuation. |
| Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where tectonic plates collide, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity. | Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where tectonic plates collide, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity. |
| It is home to more than 130 active volcanoes. The last time Mount Agung erupted, in 1963, more than 1,000 people died. | It is home to more than 130 active volcanoes. The last time Mount Agung erupted, in 1963, more than 1,000 people died. |
| Are you in the area? What are conditions like currently? If it is safe to do so, email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk | Are you in the area? What are conditions like currently? If it is safe to do so, email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk |
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