Passengers wait for their delayed flights at Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia, 12 July 2015. A volcanic eruption on Indonesia's Java island has forced the closure of four airports, including those on the popular tourist islands of Bali.-EPA
Mount Raung on Indonesia’s main island of Java, which has been rumbling for weeks, sent an ash cloud floating over Bali on Thursday, forcing the airport to close for two days.
Thousands of tourists who were visiting the resort island famed for its palm-fringed beaches found themselves stuck at Ngurah Rai airport, near Bali’s capital Denpasar, anxiously watching departure boards, sitting and sleeping on the floor.
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