Bali's rivers of fear: Terrifying pictures show tourist island being flooded with volcanic sludge from exploding Mt Agung - as 60,000 tourists remain stranded with the airport closed

  • Terrifying photos show lava flows surging down the rivers near Bali's Mt Agung
  • The mountain is hurling clouds of volcanic ash 3 kilometres into the atmosphere
  • Cold lava flows, also known as lahar, have already flooded rivers and canals 
  • Volcanic ash reached the airport's airspace, triggering its closure early Monday
  • More than 400 flights were cancelled and 60,000 travellers were left stranded 
  • Magma has reached surface of volcano in Bali amid fears of 'explosive eruption'



These terrifying photos show massive lava flows surging down the rivers surrounding Bali's erupting Mount Agung, as fears grow the volcano is set to blow. 
The mountain has been hurling clouds of volcanic ash 3km into the atmosphere since the weekend and red hot lava is welling up in the crater. 
Cold lava flows, also known as lahar, have already flooded the rivers and canals of nearby villages, with many locals ignoring warnings to steer clear.
'Watch out for lahar floods around Mt Agung,' agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho wrote on Twitter on Monday.




Terrifying photos show massive cold lava flows surging down rivers surrounding Bali's erupting Mount Agung

Cold lava flows, also known as lahar, have flooded the rivers and canals of villages close to the erupting mountain 
Cold lava flows, also known as lahar, have flooded the rivers and canals of villages close to the erupting mountain