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Bali Governor Reminds Adventurous Travelers Not Near Mount Agung



Jakarta - Bali Governor I Made Mangku Pastika said the number of tourist visits in Bali after the increased activity of Gunung Agung in Karangasem is still high. Nevertheless, he reminds tourists not to come to the location of the mountain."Tourism is still full, only what I advise do not get near danger, that's it, there's still it, I see, but I appeal to all of them, especially those who like adventure tours, that they want to see if they can stay away from the area , "said Mangku Pastika after a meeting with President Jokowi at the Presidential Palace complex, Jakarta, Thursday (28/09/2017).Mangku Pastika said there has been no decrease in tourist visit number in Bali, although some countries have issued travel warning to Bali. Flights and hotels in Bali are still full."Even though there is a travel warning, anything is still full of airplanes, the hotel is still full, I think they see for themselves what happened in Bali, it is sometimes very big news, very scary. I do not think it's very good, "he said.Mangku said, the impact of the eruption is expected to occur only in the vicinity of Karangasem regency. And not all villages in the district are affected."That is Karangasem regency, 64 villages are safe, this regent is still calm, especially since Denpasar, Nusa Dua, really far here," he said."Safe, people to Karangasem are still safe, if not in the village around the mountain," he added.So far, said Mangku Pastika, there are already 122 thousand people displaced by the increased activity of Mount Agung. Most of them fled to their relatives' homes."The Karangasem people are wandering all over the regency, even to Lombok, where once Raja Karangasem controls Lombok, so his family is there, so if you say refugee to Lombok, yes to the family home," he said.

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