Bali volcano spits ash 2 ½ miles in the sky, airport closed
By FIRDIA LISNAWATI and MARGIE MASON, Associated Press
Published: November 28, 2017, 8:49am
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A villager leads his cows to a filed with Mount Agung volcano erupting in the background in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017. Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency says the airport on the tourist island of Bali is closed for a second day due to the threat from volcanic ash. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)Photo Gallery
KARANGASEM, Indonesia — A volcano with a deadly history continued to erupt Tuesday on Bali, one of the world’s most popular resort islands, spitting ash 2 ½ miles high and stranding tens of thousands of tourists for a second day. Lava was welling in its crater, but it remained unclear how bad the eruption might get or how long it could last.
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