Thousands flee Bali volcano
The number of evacuees of the region around Mount Agung on the Indonesian island of Bali has passed 120,000. The streets of the resort island are now barren as people shelter in sports centers and public buildings.
Mount Agung
Villagers gather outside the 12-kilometer (7.5-mile) exclusion zone in the Karangasem Regency in Northeast Bali to get a look at Mount Agung. People located outside the exclusion zone have also evacuated, fearing an eruption of the volcano is imminent.
Praying for hope
Last week, Balinese residents carried offerings to pray at a temple on the resort island. Indonesian officials raised the alert level of the volcano to its highest level, which means an eruption is imminent.
Abandoned island
Tulamben, a village on Bali famous for its scuba diving, appeared completely deserted on Thursday as the mass exodus continued. Indonesian officials said more than 120,000 people have evacuated the region around Mount Agung.
Taking shelter
Evacuees have gathered in camps like this one in Klungkung in southeast Bali as they heed warnings that the volcano will erupt. Over 500 locations on the resort island, including sporting centers and public buildings, have been turned into shelter evacuees.
Learning from history
On Wednesday, Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited one of the camps in Klungkung. Mount Agung last erupted in 1963, killing 1,100 people as it spewed ash clouds, toxic gases and rock fragments that traveled down the mountain at high speeds.