RichardPrins wrote: 
Kelud has frequently killed a lot of people in the past. This eruption was even slightly bigger than past ones and AFAIK only two people got killed who failed to move to the evacuation centers. It is pretty sad that two people died, but in a wider perspective a great sign that volcanologists are getting on top of predicting these things. As opposed to earthquakes, volcanoes are generally pretty good at giving you fair warning.

EDIT: latest news reports from Indonesia have put the death toll at seven, primarily old-aged or ill citizens who couldn't move to the shelters or were more prone to the ash.

Indonesian volcano forces 200,000 to flee
A violent volcanic eruption raining ash and rocks is threatening thousands.