Indonesia shut its airport on Bali for a third consecutive day on Wednesday due to a volcanic ash cloud, as the rumbling Mount Agung volcano continued to paralyze flights on the holiday island and cause a mass evacuation around the mountain. Also Read- Indonesia orders immediate evacuation as highest alert issued for Bali volcanoAuthorities have been continually assessing the risk the ash poses to flying after winds sent the cloud southwest across the island. Bali’s airport, Indonesia’s second-biggest, will be shut at least until 7:00am on Thursday, the transport ministry said. As many as 443 flights, both domestic and international, have been affected by the closure of the airport, about 60 km from Mount Agung. Its last major eruption in 1963 killed more than 1,000 people and razed several villages.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 29, 2017 04:41 UTC