Officials urged the public to remain calm amid false reports and videos circulating online of an eruption. Mount Agung, an active volcano located on the resort island of Bali that has been placed on alert level 3 following recent seismic activity, is seen from Mataram on nearby Lombok island, Indonesia Sept 21, 2017, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Flights at Bali's international airport were operating normally on Sunday as were tourist spots across the rest of the island. Thousands of evacuees were being housed in makeshift shelters including town halls and school gyms and tents in villages around the volcano, and authorities expect the numbers to climb. Many Indonesians live near volcanoes because lava flows can make the surrounding soil and land fertile for farming.

Source: bd News24 September 25, 2017 06:00 UTC