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Experts said Agungs recent activity matches the build-up to the earlier disaster, which ejected enough debris - about a billion tonnes - to lower global average temperatures by around 0.3 degrees Celsius for roughly a year. (Photo: AP)

Bali airport re-opens as risk of danger from volcanic ash reduces

Mount Agung could produce a major eruption at any moment, officials have warned.

29 Nov 2017 5:23 PM IST

At least 5,000 foreign and 15,000-20,000 domestic tourists pass through the airport each day, according to Pastika. (Photo: AP)

High risk of Mt Agung eruption: Bali airport may remains closed for...

Ngurah Rai is Bali's main international gateway and a hub for tourists travelling to Indonesian islands further east.

27 Nov 2017 3:52 PM IST

Balis airport was closed for 24 hours, disrupting 445 flights and some 59,000 passengers, due to the eruption warning and the presence of volcanic ash from Agung. (Photo: AP)

Bali on high alert over volcanic eruption, airports closed, 59,000...

Tourism business has slumped in Bali since September when Agung's volcanic tremors began to increase.

27 Nov 2017 11:38 AM IST

Tourists gather to watch Mount Agung at Amed beach in Karangasem on Indonesias resort island of Bali last week. (Phot: AFP/ File)

Flights resume as Bali volcano dissipates into a wispy plume of steam

Indonesia's disaster agency says the volcano remains at its highest alert level but most of Bali is safe for tourists.

4 Dec 2017 4:19 PM IST