What is 2017 eruption of Mount Agung?
[[File:Mount Agung, November 2017 eruption - 27 Nov 2017 02.jpg|right|200px|Mount Agung]] [[Mount Agung]], a volcano on the island of [[Bali]] in [[Indonesia]], [[erupted]] in 2017. Thousands of people had to leave the area. Air travel was affected. As of 27 November 2017, the alert level was at its highest and evacuation orders were in place. [[Tectonic]] earthquakes from the volcano had been detected since early August. Volcanic activity increased for several weeks. It decreased significantly in late October. A second, more violent period of major activity began in late November. Forty thousand people had to leave 22 villages around Mount Agung. Airports had to be closed. More than 400 flights were canceled. About 59,000 passengers could not get on their flights.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://says.om/my/news/mount-agung-bali-airport-closed-and-flight-cancelled-in-bali |title=Mount Agung: Bali Airport Closed And 59,000 Passengers Affected By Cancelled Flights |access-date=29 November 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:2017 in Asia|eruption of Mount Agung]] [[Category:2010s in Indonesia]] {{history-stub}}