The Fury of Mount Agung: Active Volcano Erupts in Bali (1963) | British Pathé

Check out this explosive archive footage of an active volcano, Mount Agung, as it launches hot ash into the air and forever changes the lives of those who live around it in Bali, Indonesia.

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(FILM ID:2647.21)

Date found in the old record - 04/04/1963.

Bali, Indonesia.

Title reads 'The Fury of Agung Volcano - First Pictures from Bali'.

Various shots of the thick smoke ejecting from the top of the active volcano on the Indonesian Island of Bali. LS. Lava slowly destroying acres of valuable land on the side of Mount Agung. Various shots of the people who dwell near the volcano area in prayer. GV. Some of the wrecked countryside around Mount Agung. Various shots of some of the victims in a hospital ward, one is bandaged heavily. Various shots of some of the homeless men, women and children.

(Comb.F.G.)


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