(The Sun) – Mount Agung volcano in Bali has spectacularly erupted, spreading ash across the Indonesian island and shutting down the airport. Lava could last night be seen spewing out of the crater and down the slope for nearly three miles. Four flights to Bali were diverted and five flights out of the popular tourist spot were canceled. Volcanic ash rained down on villages in the nearby regions of Karangasem and Bangli, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

No immediate evacuation was called as the villages are well within the safe zone, a spokesperson for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said. Indonesia’s Center of Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) said: “The ash column could not be observed. “Thundering sounds from the eruption were heard adequately strong from the monitoring post.” READ MORE