Hundreds of tourists are missing after a volcanic eruption in Indonesia.

At least 250 tourists are still missing after the eruption of Mount Barujari on September 27, and the majority of them are foreigners.

According to NBC News, at least 250 tourists remain missing after the Barujari volcano (North Lombok province, Indonesia) erupted at 3 PM on September 27th. The ash plume, reaching a height of 2 kilometers, forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 people.

The eruption of Mount Barujari forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 people. Photo: The Ankara Times.

Representatives from Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency said initial searches have identified 120 foreign tourists among the 389 registered climbers. They were brought down on September 28. No casualties were reported among the tourists found. Indonesian officials have not yet released the nationalities of the missing tourists, and the search is still ongoing.

The volcanic eruption also caused delays of several hours for flights at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali and Selaparang, Mataram. Nearby farms were covered in ash, but there was no direct threat to villages or local residents.

Barujari is a small volcano located within the Rinjani crater, on the island of Lombok, between Bali and western Nusa Tenggara. It is prone to earthquakes and eruptions due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire.

According to VNE