Mount Agung, an active volcano that has been placed on alert level 3 following recent seismic activity, is seen from Mataram on Lombok, the island jus east of Bali. (Reuters Photo)JAKARTA: Nearly 10,000 people have left their homes around Mount Agung on Bali because of the possibility of a volcanic eruption, officials said on Friday. Officials raised the alert status of the volcano on Monday to the second highest level following an increase in seismic activity. The mountain, located 72km northeast of the tourist hotspot of Kuta, is among more than 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia. More than 7,000 of the evacuees are in the 840-square-kilometre district surrounding the volcano, Karangasem, which is home to 408,000 people.

Source: Bangkok Post September 22, 2017 13:07 UTC