This is the second eruption this week. Volcanic ash rose to a height of 1.5 kilometers, covering a thin layer of nearby settlements.

Local authorities demanded the evacuation of people living closer than 7.5 kilometers from the volcano.

Recall, the increased activity Agunga recorded as early as the end of August. The last time Agung erupted in 1963. Then more than a thousand people became victims of the spontaneous phenomenon.

As reported URA-Inform, in the east of the Indonesian island of Bali, there was a danger of the eruption of the volcano Agung. In connection with which about 30 thousand people left their homes. The volcano began to show activity the day before. He began to throw out the pillars of smoke and ash at a height of about 700 meters.

The National Center for the Exploration of Volcanic Activity of Indonesia called on local residents and tourists to remain calm, and also reported that they do not intend to raise the level of danger yet.