Mount Agung in Bali, Indonesia erupted on June 28 (Source:VNA)
Jakarta (VNA) – Dozens of flights to and from theIndonesian tourist island of Bali were canceled as Mount Agung in the island erupted on June 28.
The eruption emitted a plume of volcanic ash reaching up to over 1,000 metres.
As many as 25 flights to and from Bali of the Malaysia-based airline AirAsia werecanceled.
Arie Ahsanurrohim, spokesman of theNgurah Rai International Airport in Bali, said the Australian airline JetStar alsocanceled 14 flights to and from the island due to the impact of the volcaniceruption.
Meanwhile the National Agency for Disaster Management of Indonesia said flights are notin danger.
After 50 years, Agungvolcano resumed its activities in November 2017, making local authorities raisethe alert status to the highest level. The I Gusti Ngurah Rai airport had toclose for three days due to the volcano while another airport on nearby Lombokisland also halted its operation for a while.
A series of eruptions at Mount Agung during 1963-1964 killed more than 1,600people and injured hundreds.
Indonesia lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire where several tectonic plates meetand cause 90 percent of the world’s seismic activity. The country is currentlyhome to nearly 130 active volcanoes.-VNA
At least 445 flights had been cancelled as of November 28 due to volcanic eruption of Mount Agung, affecting more than 90,000 passengers to and from Ngurah Rai International Airport in Indonesia’s Bali resort island, a top holiday destination that attracts millions of foreign tourists every year.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia has instructed some 60 Vietnamese citizens stuck in the Indonesian island of Bali to leave dangerous areas near Mount Agung, due to volcanic eruption.
Potential loss from the eruption of Mount Agung in Indonesia’s famous tourist island - Bali since November 2017 is estimated at 9 trillion IDR (665 million USD).
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Mount Agung in Bali, Indonesia erupted on June 28 (Source:VNA) 
