The Latest: Bali volcano fears spark exodus of 75,000
September 26, 2017 at 4:47 a.m.
| Updated September 26, 2017 at 5:20 a.m.
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Associated Press
A Balinese woman walks toward a temple as Mount Agung volcano covered with clouds seen in the background at a village in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. An increasing frequency of tremors from the volcano indicates magma is continuing to move toward the surface and an eruption is possible, a disaster agency official said Tuesday. Tourists are cutting short their stay to the island, where an eruption would force the airport to close and strand thousands. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - The Latest on the Mount Agung volcano in Bali (all times local):
4:45 p.m.
Indonesia's disaster agency says more than 75,000 people have fled the Mount Agung volcano on the tourist island of Bali because of fears of an eruption.
The agency's spokesman, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, said Tuesday that evacuees are spread across more than 370 locations on the island and their numbers are continuing to rise.
The volcano's alert status was raised to its highest level on Friday, with hundreds of tremors daily indicating a high chance it will erupt.
Agung last erupted in 1963, killing about 1,100 people.
