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Indonesia

Bali airport reopens amid ash threat

The international airport on the resort island of Bali reopened on Friday afternoon after a nearly 12-hour closure due to a volcanic ash threat that disrupted travel plans for thousands. Nearly 450 flights were canceled on Friday, affecting some 75,000 people, as the Mount Agung volcano gushed a 2,500-meter column of ash and smoke for a second day. The volcano, about 70 kilometers northeast of Bali's tourist hotspot of Kuta, last had a major eruption in 1963, killing about 1,100 people.