PVMBGIndonesian authorities have raised the alert status to the highest level after the eruption of Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano Thursday night.Ash clouds spewed more than 5 miles high, and an Australian airline canceled some flights into Bali on Friday.

Villages are blanketed in ash, and Bali airport has canceled several international flights after the Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted.A volcanic eruption on Indonesia's eastern island of Flores expelled a column of ash over 8,

An eruption of Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano spewed ash clouds more than 8 kilometres (5 miles) high, authorities said as they raised the alert status to the highest level, and an Australian airline cancelled some flights into Bali on Friday.