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Flights cancelled to and from Indonesia's Bali due to ashes

Numerous international airline companies cancelled flights to and from Indonesia's. resort island of Bali on Wednesday, after more eruptions of a. volcano that has spewed ash clouds as high as 10 km (32,808 feet). and forced thousands to leave.

Jetstar and Qantas said they had stopped flights to. Bali on Wednesday for safety factors because of volcanic ash,. while plane tracking website Flightradar24 revealed flights to the. island by AirAsia and Virgin were likewise cancelled.

Bali is Indonesia's top traveler hotspot and is a popular. location for Australian visitors.

The first eruption of the Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki on Nov. 3. in the East Nusa Tenggara province, about 800 km (497 miles) from. Bali, eliminated a minimum of 9 individuals. It has actually given that emerged. consistently, consisting of multiple times on Tuesday.

From Nov. 4 to Nov. 12, 80 flights in Bali were cancelled,. including from Singapore, Hong Kong, and several Australian. cities, said Ahmad Syaugi Shahab, basic supervisor of Bali's. Ngurah Rai airport.

Indonesia has near 130 active volcanoes and sits on the. Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of high seismic activity atop. numerous tectonic plates.

The ash column from Mount Lewotobi has reached as high as 10. km and authorities have said sand fall has actually covered surrounding. locations.

(source: Reuters)