Stranded tourists are seen gathering as the French embassy staff process nationals ahead of their evacuation flight amid concerns from the Covid-19 (coronavirus) at the Ngurah Rai international airport near Denpasar, Indonesia's resort island of Bali. - AFP
DENPASAR (Indonesia): Hundreds of European tourists stranded in Bali were evacuated from the Indonesian holiday island on Saturday night after their flights were cancelled due to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
British authorities booked seats on two commercial flights to London for hundreds of citizens, while Germany has chartered six flights from Denpasar to Frankfurt since Friday.
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