Deadly volcano 'has started to erupt'

One of Indonesia’s deadliest volcanos began erupting today, but there was no visual confirmation of activity because the peak was cloaked in dense fog, a senior government volcanologist said.

Seismic readings showed Mt Kelud was erupting, said Saut Simatupang, a leading scientist with Indonesia’s Volcanology Centre.

The mountain was put on high alert several weeks ago and tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate the area.