According to CNN, since the 26th, the ash has been as high as 9100 meters. Due to the impact of the volcano eruption, Bali wulalai International Airport has been closed. According to the latest information released by the Ministry of transport of Indonesia, it is scheduled to reopen at 7:00 a.m. on the 29th.
More than 400 flights have been cancelled and 59000 passengers have been stranded at wolalai International Airport in Bali, BBC reported.
The shutdown of the airport is due to the fact that volcanic ash can damage aircraft engines, even cause engine failure, and block fuel and cooling systems. Visibility may also be hindered.
Some residents are reluctant to evacuate
The eruption of the Argonne volcano is located in the northeast of Bali, 35 miles from the South Kuta tourist center.
According to the New York Times, in September, some 145000 people living in villages around the volcano were evacuated after the increase in earthquake activity, but most of them returned home last month because the risk seemed to have eased.
The latest round of activities began on November 21. The Bureau noted that the signs observed at night indicated that a large eruption was likely to occur. The sound of the volcano can also be heard 12 kilometers away.
Now, the expanding danger zone means 100000 people need to be evacuated.
The 1963 eruption killed 1600 people
Argonne volcano last erupted in 1963.
According to reports, at that time, the height of the volcanic ash spewed out reached 20 kilometers, the magma flowed out 7.5 kilometers, and the volcanic ash even drifted to Jakarta, the capital 1000 kilometers away. About 1600 people died and more than 200000 people lost their livelihood.