More than 130,000 people have fled the region around the Mount Agung volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, fearing it will soon erupt, an official said Thursday. The disaster mitigation agency's command post in Bali said the number of evacuees has swelled to about 134,200. The volcano has been at its highest alert level since Friday, sparking the massive exodus of villagers. Lava spread for several kilometers (miles) and people were also killed by lahars — rivers of water and volcanic debris. Another volcano, Mount Sinabung on Sumatra, has been erupting sporadically since 2010, sometimes blasting volcanic ash several kilometers (miles) into the air and forcing more than 30,000 to evacuate their villages.

Source: ABC News September 28, 2017 06:32 UTC