now for a look at stories making headlinesaround the world…. and we start with the latest on the volcanoin bali…. the island's main airport has been suspendedfor a second day as mount agung continues to spew dark ash thousands of meters intothe atmosphere. for more on this and other global news…weturn to ro aram…
bali island, aram… how is the situation looking? well mark…. the standstill at denpasar internationalairport is causing aviation chaos. thousands of travelers have been strandedthere since monday, held hostage by the rumbling mount agung, as the ash gushing out of itposes a deadly threat to planes.
authorities plan to keep the airport on lockdownuntil at least wednesday, but it will most likely be closed for longer as the volcanois showing increasing signs of moving towards a full-scale eruption. some airlines have also cancelled flightsas far ahead as thursday. nearly 60-thousand travelers are said to bestuck, with some of them trying to get a refund or a rescheduled ticket. many countries, including korea, have issuedtravel warnings, urging their citizens to stay away from the resort island and rescheduleany planned trips there. the airport lockdown and the evacuation ofpeople in the vicinity of the volcano are
expected to put a dent in the local tourismindustry, especially ahead of the peak christmas holiday season.
now for a look at stories making headlinesaround the world…. and we start with the latest on the volcanoin bali…. the island's main airport has been suspendedfor a second day as mount agung continues to spew dark ash thousands of meters intothe atmosphere. for more on this and other global news…weturn to ro aram…
bali island, aram… how is the situation looking? well mark…. the standstill at denpasar internationalairport is causing aviation chaos. thousands of travelers have been strandedthere since monday, held hostage by the rumbling mount agung, as the ash gushing out of itposes a deadly threat to planes.
authorities plan to keep the airport on lockdownuntil at least wednesday, but it will most likely be closed for longer as the volcanois showing increasing signs of moving towards a full-scale eruption. some airlines have also cancelled flightsas far ahead as thursday. nearly 60-thousand travelers are said to bestuck, with some of them trying to get a refund or a rescheduled ticket. many countries, including korea, have issuedtravel warnings, urging their citizens to stay away from the resort island and rescheduleany planned trips there. the airport lockdown and the evacuation ofpeople in the vicinity of the volcano are
expected to put a dent in the local tourismindustry, especially ahead of the peak christmas holiday season.