Laura Whitmore has posted an update, after she was left stranded in Bali due to a volcanic eruption.
Mount Agung’s eruptions have caused major flight cancellations, leaving many tourists stranded on the Asian island – including our very own Laura.
After ensuring fans that she was safe yesterday, the presenter has now revealed that she managed to make it off the island, but it hasn’t been easy.
Taking to Instagram, Laura wrote, “I’ve been flooded with lots of concerned messages about the eruption at Mount Agung in Bali. I just want to say everyone is handling the situation really well and the atmosphere on the island in relation to what happened is calm.”
“I was due to leave on Sunday but our airline taking everyone’s utmost safety into consideration has cancelled flights since then and Denpasar airport has been closed since Monday and continues to remain the same for at least another 24 hrs.
“I love Bali and the people but want to be home now so we decided to travel to Surabaya in Java about 10hrs away by land (and ferry!) which is the best route out for anyone who needs to leave the island by the way and not too expensive (180GBP between all of us altogether the whole way – two of us so we paid 90 each- lots of companies in Bali do the service).
“In fact I quite enjoyed the adventure and seeing a country I’ve never been in before! Also our airline were happy to transfer our Denpasar flights from there, so people who are stuck contact your airline,” she said.
Posting a stunning picture of her watching the volcano’s eruption, Laura admitted that she would have stayed in Bali longer – but she had other commitments.
“I’m currently trying to occupy myself for 8 hrs in Hong Kong airport though which is longer than I’d like.
“If I didn’t have other obligations and loved ones I want to see, I would happily have stayed in Bali for an extended trip. I hope it doesn’t affect tourism too much as it is truly a beautiful place,” she added.
