Thousands of villagers on the Indonesian resort island of Bali are sheltering in sports centers, village halls and with relatives, fearing Mount Agung will erupt for the first time in more than half a century.
Authorities raised the volcano’s alert status to the highest level on Friday following a “tremendous increase” in seismic activity. It last erupted in 1963, killing 1,100 people.
Villager Made Suda says he left overnight with 25 family members to stay in the Klungkung sports center.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said no-one should be within 9 km of the crater and within 12 km to the north, northeast, southeast and south-southwest.
