Bali volcano update LIVE: Mount Agung eruption imminent as evacuees live in fear

  • Mount Agung in Bali has been showing signs of an imminent eruption for more than two weeks
  • More than 140,000 were evacuated, though Bali officials ordered half of that number to return home
  • Thousands of earthquakes have been recorded at the and seismic activity remains high
  • Bali officials have activated the highest level of volcano alert
  • The state of emergency in Bali has been extended to October 16

Bringing you the latest news, live updates, seismic graphs, maps and warnings on Bali’s Mount Agung. (All times BST)

12.55pm: Nearly 170 earthquakes hit Agung overnight

Volcanologists in Bali recorded 169 tremors around Mount Agung between midnight and 6am local time today.

Of these, 66 were shallow volcanic earthquakes, 91 were volcanic earthquakes and 12 were local tectonic quakes.

In total, 889 tremors were detected yesterday (October 7).

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12pm:

Karl Kaddouri, a Frenchman living in Bali, has posted photos and video of himself next to Mount Agung’s smouldering crater.

Despite authorities repeatedly warning people to stay at least 7.5 miles away from Agung, Mr Kaddouri scaled the volcano to get out of his “comfort zone”.

11.28am: To recap on Mount Agung eruption

Balinese locals are living under a state of emergency with volcanologists warning that Mount Agung could erupt at any time.

The volcano is emitting a continuous white plume from its crater and MAGAMA Indonesia has warned that the volcano is increasingly likely to erupt.

“Based on our visual and instrumental observation, Agung volcano is exhibiting heightened unrest with increased likelihood of eruption,” Bali’s volcano agency said.

More than 140,000 people abandoned their homes to escape Agung, after the volcano alert in Bali was raised to the maximum level 4 on September 22. 

However, about 70,000 evacuees were ordered to return home by Bali officials because they faced no immediate danger. 

Mount Agung has not erupted for nearly 55 years, when a series of explosions killed more than 1,100 people and injured 300 more. 

Bali Governor I Made Mangku Pastika has “guaranteed” that there will be no volcano victims this time around. 

After joining a Hindu prayer ceremony at the island’s holist temple, he said: “The population of those villages [in the exclusion zone] is about 70,000. 

“All of these people have already evacuated so the place is empty. 

“If something happened, even if an eruption happened today, I guarantee there will be no victims.”

– read older Mount Agung updates here


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