Mt Krakatau spews ashes

Mt Krakatau spews ashes

BANDUNG, West Java: Mount Krakatau in the Sunda straits still spews volcanic ashes 200 to 300 times a day, an official said Saturday.

Head of the agency monitoring activities of volcanoes in Sumatra and West Java, Igan Supriatman Sutawidjaja, said that the frequent small explosions would not, however, amount to a major explosion anytime soon.

"A major explosion occurred in 1992 and will not likely happen again in the foreseeable future", Igan was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying.

He noted that Krakatau was inactive from October 1993 to March 1994.(imn)