Bali

Bali declares 'garbage emergency' amid sea of waste

KUTA - Emiratesvoice

Bali’s palm-fringed Kuta beach has long been a favourite with tourists seeking sun and surf, but nowadays its golden shoreline is disappearing under a mountain of garbage. Plastic straws and food packaging are strewn between sunbathers, while surfers bobbing behind the waves dodge waste flushed out from rivers or brought in by swirling currents. “When I want to swim, itRead more

Bali paradise turns to tourist nightmare

Bali - Emirates Voice

Cancelled flights, missed connections and expiring visas have turned Bali into a nightmare for thousands of tourists scrambling to leave, as a volcano on the Indonesian vacation paradise threatens a major eruption. Hundreds of flights have been grounded as the main international airport was shuttered for a second day on Tuesday, leaving 120,000 stranded visitors in need of shelter --Read more

Evacuation centres, hotels fill up

Bali - Emirates Voice

Evacuation centres and hotels in Bali filled up Tuesday with thousands seeking refuge as a volcano on the Indonesian resort island threatened to explode in a major eruption, forcing the airport to close for a second day. Stranded tourists hunted for accommodation while frightened villagers living in Mount Agung's shadow made their way to more than 200 evacuation centres as the mountainRead more

Bali airport to re-open as volcanic ash shifts direction

Denpasar - Emirates Voice

Bali's international airport will re-open Wednesday afternoon after a nearly three-day shutdown, airport authorities said, as ash from a rumbling volcano that looms over the island paradise shifted away from the transport hub. "The airspace will be re-opened," at 3:00 pm local time (0700 GMT), Bali Ngurah Rai airport spokesman Arie Ahsanurrohim told AFP. But "we are going to constantlyRead more

Indonesian authorities extend Bali airport closure over volcanic ash

Jakarta - AFP

Indonesian authorities on Tuesday extended the closure of the international airport on the resort island of Bali for a second day over fears of a volcanic eruption. Bali's Ngurah Rai airport will remain closed until at least Wednesday morning local time. "The Volcanic Ash Advisory shows that the plane routes have been covered by volcanic ash, this is dangerous forRead more

Bali volcano raises air travel warning

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Indonesian and regional authorities heightened flight warnings around Bali's Mount Agung on Sunday as the volcano's eruptions sent a plume of volcanic ash and steam more than 6,000 metres into the skies above the popular holiday island. Ash covered roads, cars and buildings near the volcano in the northeast of the island, while scores of flights were cancelled and overnightRead more

Dozens of flights cancelled or delayed as Bali volcano spews smoke

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

A volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali sent plumes of grey smoke and steam thousands of metres into the air Sunday for the third day in a week, triggering flight cancellations which have left thousands of tourists stranded, officials said Sunday. Mount Agung spewed smoke and ash as high as 4,000 metres (13,123 feet) Sunday morning, causing atRead more

Thousands flee over Bali volcano eruption fears

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Thousands living in the shadow of a rumbling volcano on Indonesia's resort island of Bali fled Wednesday as fears grow that it could erupt for the first time in more than 50 years. Mount Agung belched smoke as high as 700 metres (2,300 feet) above its summit late Tuesday afternoon, sparking an exodus from the settlements near the mountain. NearlyRead more

Indonesia says 100,000 must evacuate from Bali volcano zone

Jakarta - Emirats Voice

Some 100,000 people must evacuate from the danger zone around a rumbling volcano on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, officials said Monday after warning of an imminent eruption. Some 40,000 people have already left communities near Mount Agung but that figure is set to more than double, the Disaster Mitigation Agency said, as massive columns of thick grey smokeRead more