N. Sulawesi's Mount Lokon spews ash: Mount Lokon in Indonesia's

N. Sulawesi's Mount Lokon spews ash: Mount Lokon in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province erupted Sunday, spewing rocks and ash that blanketed two villages on its slope. The 1,689 meter high Mount Lokon, which last erupted in 1991 forcing the evacuation of at least 11,000 people from its slopes, began spewing rocks and ash around 0230 GMT, said Abu Solihin of the vulcanology office in Manado, the provincial capital. Rocks fell within a limited radius on the top of the active volcano, while ash-heavy smoke rose hundreds of meters into the air before winds blew it towards the southeast, Solihin said. The ash blanketted two villages -- Kinilouw and Kakaskasen -- and reached the water of the Tondano lake, he added. "So far we have not recommended any evacuation of the population as the activities of the volcano is not yet considered anywhere near the dangerous level," he said. -- AFP