Monday, November 27, 2017

Bali's Mount Agung volcano belches ash as 100,000 people told to evacuate

The first major eruption of Bali's Mount Agung since 1963 is imminent, according to Indonesia's Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), which said, "Plumes of smoke are occasionally accompanied by explosive eruptions and the sound of weak blasts that can be heard up to seven miles from the peak." They upped the alert from three to four, the highest level. As the last major eruption killed more than 1,000 people, the island's airport has been closed, and 100,000 residents have been told to evacuate. ...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/balis-mount-agung-volcano-belches-ash-as-100000-people-told-to-evacuate
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