The impact of Mt Agung’s eruption on the Balinese

Mt Agung has erupted again in the past 24 hours, raining volcanic ash down the slopes of Bali’s tallest volcano and sending massive plumes into the sky. It’s a clear sign of the ongoing threat posed by the 3000 metre mountain … that has locals fearing a repeat of 1963’s eruption that killed around 2000 people. The volcanic alert for the mountain is still at level 4, the highest, and around 70,000 locals have had to evacuate a 10 kilometre zone around the crater. Graeme MacRae a senior lecturer in anthropology at Massey University has spent a lot of time studying the people of Indonesia and explains the impact of this eruption.

The impact of Mt Agung’s eruption on the Balinese
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