Laki, a twin-peaked volcano in eastern Indonesia, erupted dramatically—sending a towering ash cloud into the sky and forcing dozens of flight cancellations in and out of Bali. The eruption, while not entirely unexpected in this volcanically active region,

LEMBATA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted with giant ash and smoke plumes again Wednesday after forcing evacuations of villages and flight cancelations, including to and from the resort island of Bali.

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.