Canadians stuck in Bali as Mount Agung erupts, cancelling flights
Some Canadians were trapped in Bali on Monday after Indonesian authorities ordered 100,000 people to flee from an erupting volcano that prompted the closure of the international airport.
Global Affairs Canada said 403 Canadians in Bali have registered with its Registration of Canadians Abroad service but there may be more.
“As registration is voluntary, this is not necessarily a complete picture of Canadians in the region,” Global Affairs spokeswoman Brianne Maxwell said in an email.
Mount Agung has been spewing clouds of white and dark grey ash about 3,000 metres above its cone since the weekend and lava is welling in the crater, sometimes reflected as an orange-red glow in the ash plumes. Its explosions can be heard about 12 kilometres away.