In Pictures: Bali residents pray and flee as Mount Agung volcano eruption fears grow

With white smoke rising 50m above the mountain and the eruption believed to be imminent on Thursday (Sept 28), around 100,000 residents of the tourist island have already evacuated their homes.

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September 28, 2017 at 11:55 AM

Mount Agung seen before dawn from Kubu in Karangasem Regency on Sept 28. PHOTO: AFP

White smoke rises up from the crater of Mount Agung volcano, seen from Kubu village, in Karangasem on Sept 27. PHOTO: AFP

A search and rescue team helps farmers load their cattle into a truck that was blocking the road near Mount Agung. PHOTO: REUTERS

Balinese children continue enjoying themselves on the beach outside the danger zone near Mount Agung. PHOTO: REUTERS

Mount Agung looming over Pemuteran village in Karangasem on Sept 27. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Around 100,000 people had already been evacuated from the area around Mount Agung on the morning of Sept 28. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Hindus leaving after a prayer for Mount Agung at a temple in Pemuteran village on Sept 27. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A villager holds a prayer for Mount Agung at a Hindu temple in Pemuteran village on Sept 27. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A helicopter, one of three carrying officials including President Joko Widodo, flying near Mount Agung, from Penataran Agung Lempuyang temple in Karangasem Regency on Tuesday. PHOTO: REUTERS

Local people pray for safety on the beach near Mount Agung on Sept 27. PHOTO: REUTERS

Tourists take pictures of a prayer session on Amed beach as Mount Agung is seen in the background on Sept 27. Indonesian authorities are on standby to divert flights destined for the holiday island. PHOTO: AFP

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