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| Indonesia's Mount Kelud volcano has not erupted, government scientists have said, contradicting an earlier statement that it had. | Indonesia's Mount Kelud volcano has not erupted, government scientists have said, contradicting an earlier statement that it had. |
| Monitoring instruments had indicated an eruption, but it could not be visually confirmed because of heavy cloud cover. | Monitoring instruments had indicated an eruption, but it could not be visually confirmed because of heavy cloud cover. |
| Escalating tremors had prompted scientists monitoring the volcano near the crater to leave the mountain. | Escalating tremors had prompted scientists monitoring the volcano near the crater to leave the mountain. |
| The scientists later returned to their posts to find no eruption actually occurred and their equipment undamaged. | The scientists later returned to their posts to find no eruption actually occurred and their equipment undamaged. |
| "There was no eruption," said Surono, a senior government volcanologist. | "There was no eruption," said Surono, a senior government volcanologist. |
| "If there had been an eruption, our equipment near the crater would have been damaged." | "If there had been an eruption, our equipment near the crater would have been damaged." |
| High alert | High alert |
| 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. | 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. |
| The volcano last erupted in 1990, killing dozens of people. | The volcano last erupted in 1990, killing dozens of people. |
| The authorities have been monitoring the peak in East Java for several weeks and raised its alert status to the highest level about two weeks ago as its activity increased. | The authorities have been monitoring the peak in East Java for several weeks and raised its alert status to the highest level about two weeks ago as its activity increased. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | Indonesia, part of the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire, is frequently shaken by earth tremors and volcanoes. |