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Indonesian volcano 'has erupted' Indonesian volcano 'has erupted'
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Indonesia's Mount Kelud volcano appears to have erupted, a top official said on Saturday, based on seismographic signals. Indonesia's Mount Kelud volcano appears to have erupted, a top official has said, based on seismographic signals.
An estimated 350,000 people live within 10km (6 miles) of the volcano on the island of Java, but there have been no immediate reports of casualties. An estimated 350,000 people live within 10km (6 miles) of the volcano on the island of Java, about 90km (55 miles) south-west of the city of Surabaya.
There were no immediate reports of casualties and the area is shrouded in fog, blocking the view of the volcano.
A volcanologist said escalating tremors indicated the first eruption was at 1615 local time (0915 GMT).A volcanologist said escalating tremors indicated the first eruption was at 1615 local time (0915 GMT).
But it is difficult to be sure as the volcano is obscured by cloud cover. The volcano last erupted in 1990, killing dozens of people.
Armed police last month evacuated more than 100,000 people from the slopes of Mount Kelud - but many later returned to their villages, while others refused to leave.
In 1919 about 5,000 people died when the volcano erupted, ejecting scalding water from its crater lake and destroying hundreds of villages.
Indonesia, part of the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire, is frequently shaken by earth tremors and volcanoes.