Gaidehe, head of volcano monitoring of Indonesian Volcano and Geological Disaster Reduction Agency, said that by 3: 00/2: 03 local time, the Agung volcano at an altitude of 3 142 meters continued to erupt, with indirect earthquakes and small-scale magma eruption. It is estimated that magma has filled nearly half of the total capacity of the crater (the crater is 900 meters in diameter and 200 meters in depth), and new magma is constantly pouring into the crater from underground, which is estimated to need 65,438. The crater continuously spews 500- 1000 meters of gray ash and smoke, and the ash blows to the south.
Up to now, Bali Ulalai International Airport is still open normally, and only some routes cannot leave, and the route to China is not affected.
Previously, due to volcanic ash, Bali Wulalai Airport was closed from 7: 00 on 1 October 27th, and1October 29th14: 28, more than110,000 China tourists returned home.
Since the reopening of Wulalai International Airport on the afternoon of 29th, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Civil Aviation Administration and Tourism Bureau have worked together to coordinate China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines to arrange regular flights or increase flights to help domestic stranded tourists return home. At the same time, chartered flight, operated by several Indonesian airlines, has also completed its flight mission.
In order to help tourists stranded in China return to China smoothly, the Consulate General of China in Denpasar cooperates with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, the Civil Aviation Administration, the Tourism Bureau, the Hong Kong SAR Government and other relevant departments. The Consulate General has set up the "China Tourist Consultation Center" in the departure hall on the third floor of the international terminal of Wulalai International Airport. Consular officials of the museum and the person in charge of China Airlines receive the advice of stranded passengers in the consultation center, and guide the stranded passengers to do related work such as transshipment, resettlement and change of visa.
As of February 2nd 18, Chinese and foreign airlines have assisted domestic stranded tourists 135 14 to return home, among which three domestic airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines, have dispatched flights 16, assisting 3,447 stranded tourists to return home; Foreign airlines have dispatched 54 flights, including scheduled flights, additional flights and chartered flight, and assisted 10067 stranded tourists to return home. On the 3rd, foreign airlines will send chartered flight to transport more than 500 tourists home from China. By then, * * * will help about14,000 tourists stranded in China to return home.
Pay attention when you go out.