A volcano in eastern Indonesia belched a huge ash tower more than five miles into the sky Friday, after officials widened an exclusion zone for locals.

Residents of eastern Indonesia's East Flores island flee as Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki continues a series of eruptions. Starting on 4 November, the eruptions have killed nine people, sent towers of ash into the sky and forced the relocation of residents on the popular tourist island.

Indonesia will permanently relocate thousands of residents from around a volcano that erupted in recent days, killing nine people after spewing fireballs and ash on homes, officials said yesterday. Authorities raised Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki's alert level to the highest of a four-tiered system after several eruptions since Sunday evening,