Fears of an imminent major eruption of Bali's Mount Agung have increased and the evacuation zone around the volcano has been widened.
the Indonesian Authorities have raised the stare of alert on the island to it's highest level.
The island's airport has now closed, leaving many stranded in the tourist hot spot destination.
Dark smoke has been seen billowing up to 3,400m (11,150ft) above the mountain's summit.
The National Board for disaster management said explosions were being heard 12km (7 miles) from the summit.
The alert was raised to the level four from 06:00 local time (22:00 GMT) on Sunday because of "the possibility and imminent risk of disaster ".
"The rays of fire are increasingly observed at night. This indicates the potential for a larger eruption is imminent."
The authorities have been disrupting masks for local residents, and have ordered people within a widened 10km (6 miles) exclusion zone to evacuate the area.
The main resorts of Kuta and Seminyak are about 70km (43 miles) from the volcano.
officials and volcanologists on Saturday confirmed that magma, had been detected close to the volcanoes surface.
The Information Director of Indonesia's disaster Mitigation Agency also tweeted that volcanic ash rain had fallen on Lombok city of Mataram.
About 25,000 people are thought to still be in temporary shelters after more than 140,000 people fled earlier this year, increased volcanic activity then had prompted unrealized fears that a major eruption was imminent.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of fire" where tectonics plates collide , causing frequent seismic and volcano activity.
It is home to more than 140 active volcanoes. The last time Mount Agung erupted, in 1963, more than 1,000 people died.
the Indonesian Authorities have raised the stare of alert on the island to it's highest level.
The island's airport has now closed, leaving many stranded in the tourist hot spot destination.
Dark smoke has been seen billowing up to 3,400m (11,150ft) above the mountain's summit.
The National Board for disaster management said explosions were being heard 12km (7 miles) from the summit.
The alert was raised to the level four from 06:00 local time (22:00 GMT) on Sunday because of "the possibility and imminent risk of disaster ".
"The rays of fire are increasingly observed at night. This indicates the potential for a larger eruption is imminent."
The authorities have been disrupting masks for local residents, and have ordered people within a widened 10km (6 miles) exclusion zone to evacuate the area.
The main resorts of Kuta and Seminyak are about 70km (43 miles) from the volcano.
officials and volcanologists on Saturday confirmed that magma, had been detected close to the volcanoes surface.
The Information Director of Indonesia's disaster Mitigation Agency also tweeted that volcanic ash rain had fallen on Lombok city of Mataram.
About 25,000 people are thought to still be in temporary shelters after more than 140,000 people fled earlier this year, increased volcanic activity then had prompted unrealized fears that a major eruption was imminent.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of fire" where tectonics plates collide , causing frequent seismic and volcano activity.
It is home to more than 140 active volcanoes. The last time Mount Agung erupted, in 1963, more than 1,000 people died.
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