Bali’s Mount Agung has erupted again

Bali’s Mount Agung has erupted again sending a column of ash 2000 metres into the sky.

Lava has exploded out of the crater, some landing more than two kilometres away.

Locals have described “flares of incandescent lava”, but there have been no reports of injuries or damage.

The eruption, which began just after 9pm local time, lasted more than seven minutes, said the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said ash was drifting west and the island's airport, located in the south of Bali, was still operating normally.

The alert level for Agung has not been raised and the exclusion zone around the crater remains at four-kilometres.

Last week, numerous flights were cancelled when an eruption wreaked havoc on the airport’s operations, affecting 27,000 travellers.

This eruption was “strombolian” which is the mildest type of volcanic eruption.

The Geological Agency of Indonesia is however warning those near rivers to be aware of the threat of fast moving lava and debris flows.

The last major eruption at the volcano was in 1963, when 1100 people were killed.

The volcano, about 70 kilometers northeast of Bali's tourist hotspot of Kuta, last had a major eruption in 1963, killing about 1,100 people.

The alert status was lowered from the highest level in February.