Indonesia's Lewotobi active Laki Lai volcano spewed searing miles-high ash column into the skies over Flores island, 440 miles east of Bali, grounding flights serving the popular tourist island all across the region.

A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted on Monday, spewing an ash cloud more than a kilometre high after authorities raised the country's

Lewotobi volcano erupts in Indonesia, sending a cloud of fiery ash high into the sky and causing residents of nearby villages to flee.