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Bali Volcano: Eruption is imminent, up to 100-Thousand told to evacuate.

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

12:09 27 Nov 2017


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Source: Twitter/ATV‏ @atvpakistan

The fallout zone has been expanded.

Indonesian authorities are urging up to 100-Thousand people to evacuate their homes, as Bali's Mount Agung prepares to erupt.

Twenty-Two villages lay in the danger-zone, which is expected to be six-miles in radius but could be even larger according to experts.

Spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told a news conference in Jakarta that many people are refusing to evacuate because of safety concerns over their livestock.

 

"Authorities will comb the area to persuade them," he said. "If needed we will forcibly evacuate them." About 25,000 people are already living in evacuation centers.

Lava rising in the crater "will certainly spill over to the slopes," Sutopo said.

Meanwhile, close to 60,000 tourists have been left stranded on the popular resort island, as all air travel has been suspended.

 


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