Bali's Mount Agung erupts again, island 'still safe'

FILE PHOTO - Mount Agung, a volcano on the highest alert level, is seen as tourists watch the sun set in Amed on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia October 1, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Mount Agung volcano on island of Bali erupted for a second time in less than a week on Saturday evening, sending a grey-black plume of ash and steam at least 1,500 meters into the sky and leading several airlines to change flight plans.

"Tourism in Bali is still safe, except in the danger (zone) around Mount Agung," Indonesia's Disaster Mitigation Agency said in a statement, referring to an area that extends to a radius of up to 7.5 km from the summit.