Bali airport forced to close amid volcanic ash
Bali, June 29 : Indonesian authorities on Friday closed the airport in the resort island of Bali amid volcanic ash spewed from Mount Agung which erupted a day earlier.
The Ngurah Rai international airport will remain closed till 6 p.m. and an assessment of the situation will be made at 11 a.m., reports Xinhua news agency.
A total of 239 domestic flights and 207 international flights have been affected due to the shutdown of the airport.
Agung began a phase of volcanic activity on November 21, 2017, which had forced the closure of the airport, located 60 km to the south of the volcano, affecting more than 100,000 passengers. Located in the east of the island, Mount Agung is far from most tourist attractions.
In 1963, the ejection of magma from Agung lasted almost a year and caused more than 1,100 deaths.
The Indonesian archipelago sits within the so-called Ring of Fire in the Pacific, an area of great seismic and volcanic activity that is shaken by thousands of tremors every year.
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India win 3rd ODI by 9 wickets, clinch ODI series 2-1 against South Africa
Visakhapatnam (PTI): A maiden century for Yashasvi Jaiswal and crucial fifties from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli gave India a nine-wicket win in the third ODI, that sealed the hosts a 2-1 series triumph over South Africa, here on Saturday.
Chasing 271, India overhauled the target with 10.1 overs and nine wickets to spare.
Rohit Sharma scored 75 off 73 balls with seven fours and three sixes, while Kohli finished the formalities with a four to reach 65 not out off 45 balls with six fours and three sixes.
Jaiswal scored an unbeaten 116 off 121 balls with 12 fours and two sixes.
Earlier, Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav claimed four wickets each as India bowled out South Africa for 270 in 47.5 overs.
Brief Scores:
South Africa 270 in 47.5 overs (Quinton de Kock 106, Temba Bavuma 48; Prasidh Krishna 4/66, Kuldeep Yadav 4/41)
India 271/1 in 39.5 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal , Rohit Sharma 75, Virat Kohli 65 not out.
