Kelowna residents trapped in Bali by volcanic smoke and ash are taking each day as it comes, and readying themselves for worst case scenarios.

91裸聊视频淚t is crazy down here right now,91裸聊视频� said Gina Petrovich. 91裸聊视频淎lthough it91裸聊视频檚 still business as usual in many parts of the island, everyone is preparing for the worst.91裸聊视频�

Petrovich91裸聊视频檚 hotel recently gave her a list of procedures to follow should Mount Agung91裸聊视频檚 eruption get worse. Among those warnings was a note that strong earthquakes may soon arrive.

91裸聊视频淚 am actually pretty scared. I have been sleeping in clothes that are suitable for evacuation as well as have a bag packed with essentials in case I need to flee,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淭he airport is completely closed until further notice which means my flight home in two days isn91裸聊视频檛 looking too promising.91裸聊视频�

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She91裸聊视频檚 been told to monitor the news and check with her airline on a regular basis.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e seen these disasters in movies and the news but never thought I91裸聊视频檇 be in the middle of an event like this,91裸聊视频� she said.

Petrovich was only in Bali for two hours when Mount Agung awoke after what seemed like diminishing action.

She91裸聊视频檚 since seen it rise back to a Level 4 alert.

91裸聊视频� I91裸聊视频檓 overwhelmed over here with the new news of magma appearing out the crater of Agung, and trying to figure out what this means for me as a traveler in Bali,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淲ill I be stuck here? I have no idea what to expect really, I91裸聊视频檓 just remaining as calm as I can and seeking all the knowledge I can for what is in store for me and everyone here.91裸聊视频�

Kelowna resident Garth Allmand just arrived in Bali last weekend for a two-month stay with his wife.

Allmand said their resort accommodation is about 75 kms west of the volcano, and with the wind blowing east they are not seeing the huge plumes of smoke and ash overhead at the moment.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 mainly villagers who live on the slopes of Mount Agung that are being evacuated,91裸聊视频� Allmand said. 91裸聊视频淭he volcano in its benign state is about 12,000 feet high and very majestic on the island horizon. One of our favourite fishing villages to visit that is popular with tourists is on evacuation alert, so it might be some time before we can visit there again.91裸聊视频�

Allmand, a frequent vacationer to Bali where his son-in-law operates his own jewelry manufacturing business, said some guests at the resort where they are staying have been waiting to leave but don91裸聊视频檛 seem to be in a great panic.

91裸聊视频淚f the wind changes and starts blowing in our direction that will change things perhaps, but at this point we are just relaxing and reading about it like everyone else,91裸聊视频� Allmand said.

The Balinese volcano, the highest point on the island, has grown increasingly restless over the past week, with the alert system raised to its highest level early on Monday, as the nature of the eruptions has shifted from phreatic, or steam-based, to magmatic.

About 100,000 people in 22 villages within a six-mile red zone around the volcano have been told to leave immediately.

Authorities shut Bali91裸聊视频檚 international airport down until further notice because of the ash. Petrovich and a few other Kelowna residents are among tens of thousands of tourists and residents stranded on the island.

An airport spokesman said 445 flights were cancelled, stranding about 59,000 travellers. The closure was to be in effect until Tuesday morning, although officials said the situation would be reviewed every six hours.

- with files from CP

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