Mt. Agung Enters Critical Phase

Kompas/Haris Firdaus

Stockpiles of aid fill the Mount Agung Disaster Mitigation Command Post at Tanah Ampo, Karangasem regency, Bali, Wednesday (27/9) night. Various kinds of aid continue to arrive at the command post as more residents evacuate to avoid the dangers of a possible Mount Agung eruption.

KARANGASEM, KOMPAS – Mount Agung in Bali’s Karangasem regency has entered a critical phase of volcanic activity, marked by strong and continuous shallow tremors. These tremors signify magma movement. Pilots are urged to be cautious when flying near the mountain.

Although it has yet to eject volcanic ash, a 500-meter-tall smoke column was seen rising from the volcano. At the Mt. Agung Observation Post in Rendang district, Karangasem regency, on Wednesday (27/9/2017), volcanic disaster mitigation head Gede Suantika of the Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center (PVMBG) said that volcanic ash might erupt from the crater at any moment.