<br /> <p>The maximum alert as Bali’s Mount Agung erupted remained in force on Tuesday, November 28.</p><p>On Saturday, Agung commenced a “sustained ash eruption” that saw plumes reaching nearly two miles high, according to The Jakarta Post</a>. The island’s airport closed on Monday morning, stranding about 59,000 passengers</a>.</p><p>While the volcano’s activity was said to be unpredictable, scientists reported that it matched the buildup to the 1963 eruption that left 1,600 dead.</p><p>The island had issued a mass evacuation order, with around 100,000 residents</a> told to leave the area as the mountain continued to spew volcanic ash with increasing intensity.</p><p>This time lapse video, shot from neighboring Batur, shows plumes of smoke rising up from the volcano in the early hours of the day. Credit: Instagram/ikpsframes via Storyful</p><br />
