audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Balinese believe that Mt Agung is a replica of Mt Meru, the central axis of the universe. A large volcanic eruption in Bali appears imminent with the Bureau of Meteorology warning the threat of Mount Agung erupting is ''high''. The Balinese volcano, the highest point on the holiday island, has grown increasingly restless, with the alert system raised to its highest level, as the nature of the eruptions has shifted from phreatic, or steam-based, to magmatic. Foreboding clouds of ash have consistently been seeping out of the volcano, a wary reminder of its threat to the Balinese living on the island. About 100,000 people in 22 villages within a six-mile ‘red zone’ around the volcano have been told to leave immediately. More than 55,000 people are forced to live in temporary shelters such as sports halls, temples and tent camps, until the rising magma either subsides or, more dangerously, erupts. Flights in and out of Bali have been both interrupted and cancelled, due to the heavy smoke and potential imminent eruption. Mount Agung's crater is filling, and volcanologists warn that the main hazards of a large eruption are hot and fast-moving avalanches of rocks, dust and gas that cannot be outrun, known as pyroclastic flows, as well as mudflows and ashfall.
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December 2, 2017 - Bali, Indonesia - A butterfly appears in the Red Zone area that is covered with thick volcanic dust at Pura Pasar Agung. After the eruption of Mount Agung a week ago, some areas in Bali are covered by volcanic ash.
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December 5, 2017 - Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia - Disaster officials monitor the flow of cold lava of Mount Agung, which is situated on the river Yeh Sah.
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November 26, 2017 - Rendang, Bali, Indonesia - A statue is seen in the foreground as the Agung volcano erupts, spewing magma and ash thousands of feet into the air on the island of Bali in Indonesia. All flights into and out of Bali have been cancelled and tens of thousands evacuated as the threat continues to expand.
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November 27, 2017 - Karang Asem, Bali, Indonesia - View of Mount Agung volcano spewing ash in the morning from Amed Beach. The eruption of the volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali for the second time in a week spurred the evacuation of at least 24,000 people and the cancellation of scores of flights this weekend as a plume of ash and steam spewed more than 19,000 feet into the sky.
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December 2, 2017 - Bali, Indonesia - Red Zone area covered with thick volcanic dust at Pura Pasar Agung. After the eruption of Mount Agung a week ago, some areas in Bali are covered by volcanic ash.
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November 19, 2017 - Denpasar, Indonesia - A trance ritual ceremony at the village Pakraman Pengerebongan Kesiman. Pangerebongan ceremony special sacred rituals of Hindu people of Bali are held at the temple of Agung Petilan a week after Galungan Day. Balinese believe that Mt Agung is a replica of Mt Meru, the central axis of the universe. The most important temple on Bali, Pura Besakih, is located high on the slopes of Gunung Agung.
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December 2, 2017 - Bali, Indonesia - Red Zone area covered with thick volcanic dust at Pura Pasar Agung. After the eruption of Mount Agung a week ago, some areas in Bali are covered by volcanic ash.
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November 28, 2017 - Bali, Indonesia - Cold lava flows are heavily impacted by rainfall.
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November 22, 2017 - Karangasem, Indonesia - Refugees from the Agung volcano eruption stay in refugee camps.
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November 30, 2017 - Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia - A man crosses the cold lava to take pictures in the middle of the devastated area.
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December 1, 2017 - Karang Asem, Bali, Indonesia - Almost 7000 people were displaced from their home from the eruption of Mount Agung.
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November 30, 2017 - Karang Asem, Bali, Indonesia - View of Mount Agung erupting in the afternoon. It is still uncertain whether a big explosion will happen or not.
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November 30, 2017 - Bali, Indonesia - A boy plays at a tent camp at Gor Soeca Pura. More than 55,000 people are forced to live in temporary shelters such as sports halls, temples and tent camps.
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October 1, 2017 - Kelungkung, Bali, Indonesia - Refugees bathe in a river. Approximately one hundred forty thousand refugees are displaced from the eruption at Mount Agung.
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November 26, 2017 - Kubu, Bali, Indonesia - General view of Mount Agung during an eruption seen from Kubu sub-district in Karangasem Regency, on Indonesia's resort island of Bali. Mount Agung belched smoke as high as 1,500 meters (4921.26 feet) above its summit, sparking an exodus from settlements near the mountain.
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December 1, 2017 - Karang Asem, Bali, Indonesia - Almost 7000 people are displaced from their home after the eruption of Mount Agung at Rendang. The Red Cross is providing shelter for people during the evacuation.
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November 29, 2017 - Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia - Peanut farmers planted seeds during the eruption of Mount Agung. Ngurah Rai International Airport was temporarily closed due to the impact of the Mount Agung eruption.
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November 28, 2017 - Bali, Indonesia - The morning eruption of Mount Agung was seen at Muncan Village.
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