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| Mount Agung: Bali volcano alert raised to highest level | Mount Agung: Bali volcano alert raised to highest level |
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| Fears of an imminent major eruption of Bali's Mount Agung have increased and the evacuation zone around the volcano has been widened. | Fears of an imminent major eruption of Bali's Mount Agung have increased and the evacuation zone around the volcano has been widened. |
| The Indonesian authorities have raised the state of alert on the island to its highest level. | The Indonesian authorities have raised the state of alert on the island to its highest level. |
| The island's airport has now closed, leaving many stranded in the tourist hotspot destination. | The island's airport has now closed, leaving many stranded in the tourist hotspot destination. |
| Dark smoke has been seen billowing up to 3,400m (11,150ft) above the mountain's summit. | Dark smoke has been seen billowing up to 3,400m (11,150ft) above the mountain's summit. |
| The National Board for Disaster Management said explosions were being heard 12km (7 miles) from the summit. | The National Board for Disaster Management said explosions were being heard 12km (7 miles) from the summit. |
| The alert was raised to the level four from 06:00 local time (22:00 GMT) on Sunday, because of "the possibility and imminent risk of disaster". | The alert was raised to the level four from 06:00 local time (22:00 GMT) on Sunday, because of "the possibility and imminent risk of disaster". |
| "The rays of fire are increasingly observed at night. This indicates the potential for a larger eruption is imminent," it said in a statement (in Indonesian) on its Facebook page. | |
| The authorities have been distributing masks for local residents, and have ordered people within a widened 10km (six-mile) exclusion zone to evacuate the area. | |
| The main resorts of Kuta and Seminyak are about 70km (43 miles) from the volcano. | The main resorts of Kuta and Seminyak are about 70km (43 miles) from the volcano. |
| Officials and volcanologists on Saturday confirmed that magma - molten rock - had been detected close to the volcano's surface. | Officials and volcanologists on Saturday confirmed that magma - molten rock - had been detected close to the volcano's surface. |
| The information director of Indonesia's Disaster Mitigation Agency also tweeted that volcanic ash rain had fallen on the Lombok city of Mataram. | The information director of Indonesia's Disaster Mitigation Agency also tweeted that volcanic ash rain had fallen on the Lombok city of Mataram. |
| 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 then had prompted unrealised fears that a major eruption was imminent. | 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 then had prompted unrealised fears that 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. | 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 that major evacuation. | According to official estimates, the holiday island lost at least $110m (£83m) in tourism and productivity during that 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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