<br /> <p>The latest eruption of Mount Agung, on the Indonesian island of Bali, shut down three nearby airports – one in Bali and two on the neighbouring Java island – on Friday, June 29.</p><p>Volcanic ash forced Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport in to close until 7pm local time on June 29</a>.</p><p>Meanwhile in East Java, Blimbing Sari Airport in Banyuwangi and Noto Hadinegoro Airport in Jember were reportedly closed until 5pm local time, according to</a> Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the National Disaster Management Agency.</p><p>The closure of Ngurah Rai Airport, a major tourist hub, affected nearly 75,000 passengers and cancelled up to 450 flights, Sutopo said.</p><p>The volcano’s eruption this week, which began</a> on Wednesday, June 27, emitted plumes of volcanic ash reaching as high as 2,000 metres above the crater.</p><p>This video of the eruption was shared online on June 28.</p><p>The volcano previously erupted</a> about two weeks ago, on June 13. Credit: Acqua&Ocean via Storyful</p><br />
