(5 Nov 2007) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of smoke rising from volcano
2. Mid of smoke
3. Various of smoke rising
STORYLINE
Indonesia's deadly Mount Kelud spat out fresh clouds of smoke on Monday while scientists warned that any eruption would likely be much larger than the last time it blew its top.
At least two more of Indonesia's approximately 100 active volcanoes also were spewing smoke, with one of them, Anak Krakatoa, firing out red-hot stones and lava as well, illustrating the powerful seismic forces at work in the nation.
But authorities were most worried about Kelud on Java island because of its deadly history, including a 1919 explosion that killed thousands.
The temperature of the crater lake on Mount Kelud was so great that nearby monitoring equipment was no longer working, said one of 16
volcanologists watching over the peak 24 hours a day.
Despite the threat, there was little sense of panic on Kelud's slopes, witnesses said.
While several (th) thousand people have fled to government shelters, authorities said on Sunday that around 25,000 others were ignoring evacuation orders and remained in the danger zone around Kelud.
Officials have made no attempts to prevent people from travelling inside a 10-kilometre (6-mile) zone around the peak that the local government say is off-limits.
Kelud has been on the highest alert level for more than two weeks, but since Friday scientists have been warning an eruption may be imminent based on the frequency of tremors shaking the mountain and the temperature of its lake.
In 1990, Mount Kelud spat out red-hot gases, mud and lava that killed more than 30 people and injured hundreds.
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