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Pictures | Canceling 16 flights at Bali Airport, Indonesia, after the “LaTophop” volcano eruption

Justi Nagura Ray International Airport on the Indonesian island of Bali announced the cancellation of 16 international flights, in one day, in the wake of the eruption of the volcano of Mount Lacke Lakki in the East Flores region.
“As of Friday (March 21), at 00:16 local time, a total of 16 international flights were canceled by airlines due to considerations related to aviation and security safety,” said the airport manager, Ahmed Seji Shehab, at 00:16 local time, a total of 16 international flights were canceled by airlines due to considerations related to aviation and security safety, “according to the Indonesian News Agency for news today, Saturday.
He added that the list of canceled trips included eight international flights and eight upcoming international trips.
The volcano of Mount Lacky Lakki in the south of Central Indonesia revolted three times yesterday, Friday, launched a pole of ash with a height of 8 thousand meters and pushed the authorities to expand the danger zone around the volcano. There was no immediate information about the evacuation of the residents of the nearby areas.
The volcano located on the remote island of Flores in the eastern Nusa Tenjara province caused hundreds of earthquakes, and visible volcanic activity has increased significantly. The authorities raised the alert from the volcano eruption to the highest level, and the danger area expanded from 7 kilometers to 8 kilometers of the volcano.
The eruption of the volcano of Mount Lacky Lakki last November killed nine people and wounded dozens.
It is noteworthy that Indonesia is an archipelago with a population of 270 million, and is witnessing a frequent seismic activity, and has 120 active volcanoes.

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