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Agung volcano in Bali spews ash in fresh eruption
Residents and tourists are advised to stay out of the danger zone or within the four-kilometer radius from the crater
Bali reopens airport after volcano eruption strands thousands of tourists
(UPDATED) The early morning closure has sparked the cancellation of more than 300 flights to and from the tropical paradise with nearly 27,000 passengers affected

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Flights resume as Bali's volcano-hit airport reopens
The alert level on Mount Agung remains at the maximum, but a change in wind direction blew towering columns of ash and smoke away from the airport

Indonesia reopens Bali airport shut by volcanic ash fears
(UPDATED) The eagerly awaited decision opens up a window of hope for some of more than 120,000 tourists stranded after a spike in activity at Mount Agung grounded hundreds of flights

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Indonesia extends Bali airport closure over volcanic ash
(UPDATED) Mount Agung, which looms over one of the world's top holiday spots, could produce a thunderous eruption at any moment, officials have warned

Evacuation centers, hotels fill up as Bali eruption looms
Stranded tourists hunt for accommodation while frightened villagers living in Mount Agung's shadow make their way to more than 200 evacuation centers as the mountain gushes smoke and ash

Ash from rumbling volcano forces Bali airport to stay shut
(UPDATED) Massive columns of thick grey smoke that have been belching from Mount Agung since last week have now begun shooting more than 3 kilometers (two miles) into the sky, forcing hundreds of flights to be grounded

Thousands flee as Bali raises volcano alert to highest level
(UPDATED) Some 40,000 frightened people have fled their homes around the volcano but as many as 100,000 will likely be forced to leave, disaster agency officials say

Bali volcano spews smoke and ash, disrupting flights
(UPDATED) At least 2,000 passengers are affected, mostly tourists from Australia

Bali volcano spews smoke for second time in a week
The alert level for Mount Agung remains at the second-highest, a volcanologist says

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Bali volcano evacuees outside danger zone told to go home
Officials say the number of evacuees has grown too high, and only people who live within 9 kilometers of the crater should remain in temporary shelters or with friends and relatives further afield
Bali volcano belches steam, sulfur as more evacuees flee
The Indonesian Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation says that remote satellite sensing has picked up new steam emissions and thermal areas within the crater

Rumbling Bali volcano triggers memories of deadly 1963 eruption
Officials hope improved technology and early warnings this time mean a disaster on the scale of 1963 will be averted

Food aid, face masks dispatched to Bali as 75,000 flee volcano
Mount Agung, 75 kilometers (47 miles) from the resort hub of Kuta, has been rumbling since August and threatening to erupt for the first time since 1963 – a potential blow to the country's lucrative tourism industry

Thousands flee amid fears of Bali volcanic eruption
Nearly 50,000 residents have evacuated their homes amid fears of an imminent volcanic eruption on the resort island of Bali

Bali volcano on highest alert level, thousands flee
Mount Agung, about 75 kilometers (47 miles) from the tourist hub of Kuta, has been rumbling since August and officials recommend people stay at least 9 kilometers away from the crater

One with God and nature
A temple guide told me that in the Balinese spiritual tradition the demons help maintain the sacred balance