the korean government is sending a rescueplane to the indonesian resort island of bali to start bringing back several thousand koreannationals stranded there,... with international airports closed over a potential volcaniceruption. the first rescue plane will leave at around3-p.m this afternoon. won jung-hwan reports.
bali international, there are powerful and continuous tremors...and black volcanic ash is spewing into the atmosphere. indonesian officials fear bali's mount agungis on the verge of a full-scale eruption,... and local residents and journalists withinten kilometers of the volcano were told by
authorities to evacuate. (indonesian) "yes i'm worried for sure but i want to getmy stuff from my home, just for a while." bali's main airport, denpasar internationalairport, remained closed for nearly three consecutive days,... leaving some 60-thousandtravelers stranded. officials had originally extended the closureof bali's main gateway for another 24 hours,.... but they reopened the airport as ash frommount agung shifted away from the transportation hub and authorities downgraded their aviationwarning to 'orange', the second most serious level.
president moon jae-in, during a national securitycouncil meeting on wednesday morning, urged his staff to do everything they can to ensurethe safety of koreans in the area. (korean)"president moon jae-in asked foreign affairs minister kang kyung-hwa, to take active measures,including sending chartered airplane to secure safe passage for korean residents and touristsin bali, stranded by the eruption." korea's embassy in indonesia has drawn upmeasures to ensure the safety of korean citizens on bali,... by providing alternative transportation,including ferries and buses, to help 200 korean tourists make the 12 to 13 hour journey frombali to juanda airport on indonesia's java island.
meanwhile, korea's ministry of foreign affairsannounced it will use a chartered plane on thursday to take 273 korean nationals stillstranded in bali to surabaya airport in east java. won jung-hwan, arirang news.
the korean government is sending a rescueplane to the indonesian resort island of bali to start bringing back several thousand koreannationals stranded there,... with international airports closed over a potential volcaniceruption. the first rescue plane will leave at around3-p.m this afternoon. won jung-hwan reports.
bali international, there are powerful and continuous tremors...and black volcanic ash is spewing into the atmosphere. indonesian officials fear bali's mount agungis on the verge of a full-scale eruption,... and local residents and journalists withinten kilometers of the volcano were told by
authorities to evacuate. (indonesian) "yes i'm worried for sure but i want to getmy stuff from my home, just for a while." bali's main airport, denpasar internationalairport, remained closed for nearly three consecutive days,... leaving some 60-thousandtravelers stranded. officials had originally extended the closureof bali's main gateway for another 24 hours,.... but they reopened the airport as ash frommount agung shifted away from the transportation hub and authorities downgraded their aviationwarning to 'orange', the second most serious level.
president moon jae-in, during a national securitycouncil meeting on wednesday morning, urged his staff to do everything they can to ensurethe safety of koreans in the area. (korean)"president moon jae-in asked foreign affairs minister kang kyung-hwa, to take active measures,including sending chartered airplane to secure safe passage for korean residents and touristsin bali, stranded by the eruption." korea's embassy in indonesia has drawn upmeasures to ensure the safety of korean citizens on bali,... by providing alternative transportation,including ferries and buses, to help 200 korean tourists make the 12 to 13 hour journey frombali to juanda airport on indonesia's java island.
meanwhile, korea's ministry of foreign affairsannounced it will use a chartered plane on thursday to take 273 korean nationals stillstranded in bali to surabaya airport in east java. won jung-hwan, arirang news.