Bali volcano evacuees outside danger zone told to go home


Mount Agung during sunset at Amed beach, Karangasem in Bali island on September 29, 2017. -AFP

KARANGASEM: More than 144,000 people have fled from a rumbling volcano on popular tourist island Bali, but officials Saturday urged evacuees who live outside the immediate danger zone to return home.

Mount Agung, 75 kilometres (47 miles) from the tourist hub of Kuta, has been shaking since August, causing fears it could erupt for the first time since 1963 and triggering the highest possible alert level eight days ago.

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