Flights resume as tourists scramble out of Bali

Published: Nov 30, 2017, 06:03 IST | Updated: Nov 30, 2017, 06:03 IST

The alert level on Mount Agung remains at maximum, but a change in wind direction blew towering columns of ash and smoke away from the airport, prompting authorities to re-open the island's main international gateway on Wednesday afternoon.

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'Ring of Fire'-- Indonesia

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Volcanologists call it a phreatic eruption

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Ash makes runway slippery

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'The volcano is still on the highest alert level.' : Indonesian volcanology agency

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'Volcanic danger zone. No entry!'-- Mount Agung

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