| By Heri Retnowati
SUGIHWARAS, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Mount Kelud volcano has erupted, according to seismographic signals, but no signs of ash or lava could be seen because of heavy cloud cover, a top official said on Saturday.
An estimated 350,000 people live within 10 km (6 miles) of the volcano, which is about 90 km southwest of Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city and one of its busiest airports.
In Sugihwaras, a village 8 km from the crater that suffered casualties and was badly damaged during an eruption in 1990, many people panicked when they heard the reports.
“The mosque announced that Kelud had erupted and there was a half hour to evacuate,” said Ngatijo, a villager.
When Mount Kelud erupted in 1990 at least 30 people were killed. In 1919, about 5,000 died as Kelud ejected scalding water from its crater lake.
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