24 Mar 2025

Flights from Bali cancelled, thousands evacuated after Indonesia volcano eruption

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An electronic board displaying cancelled flights at the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Tuban near Denpasar on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Mar 21, 2025, after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano in the archipelago nation’s east erupted, shooting dark ash 8km into the sky. (Photo: AFP/Sonny Tumbelaka)

JAKARTA: At least seven international flights from Indonesia’s resort island Bali have been cancelled, an airport official said on Friday (Mar 21), after a volcano in the archipelago nation’s east erupted, shooting dark ash 8km into the sky and forcing thousands to evacuate.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703m twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted for 11 minutes and nine seconds late on Thursday, authorities said, raising the volcano’s alert status to the highest level.