Indonesian authorities search for 3 hikers missing after Mount Dukono eruption, 17 evacuated
Rescue teams have evacuated 17 hikers and are still searching for three others after the eruption, officials said.
- On Friday, Mount Dukono erupted on Halmahera Island, prompting Indonesian rescue officials to launch an urgent operation for 20 missing hikers; agency head Iwan Ramdani confirmed dozens of personnel are searching, including nine Singaporean nationals.
- Authorities had closed the area to visitors on April 17 after scientists observed increased volcanic activity, yet hikers accessed the mountain despite Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation warnings to remain 4km from the Malupang Warirang Crater.
- North Halmahera police chief Erlichson Pasaribu confirmed three fatalities, including two foreign nationals and one Indonesian, while rescue crews evacuated 15 people from the 1,335m-high mountain.
- The eruption occurred at 07:41am, sending an ash plume 10km into the sky accompanied by a "weak to strong booming sound," as the Geological Agency warned Tobelo City residents of potential volcanic ash rain.
- Indonesia sits along the Pacific "Ring of Fire," where Mount Dukono remains on the third-highest alert level, and ongoing hazards including volcanic mudflow and lava flows complicate recovery efforts.
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Video. Indonesia volcano eruption kills three hikers on Mount Dukono
Video. Mount Dukono erupted in North Halmahera, Indonesia, sending a massive ash cloud 10 kilometres into the sky. Three hikers, including two foreigners, were killed and 10 remain missing. Rescue teams are searching for 20 people affected near the volcano, officials said.
At least three people have died in northeastern Indonesia during an eruption of the Dukono volcano, which surprised about 20 climbers this Friday. Two of the fatalities are from Singapore and the third, Indonesian. Of the twenty climbers, only nine have managed to climb down the mountain, so eight people remain missing. Moreover, the police suspect that among the missing, there are three others dead but given the situation there is still no way …
In the north of the Indonesian island of Halmahera, the volcano Dukono erupted Friday morning and threw ash up to 11 kilometres into the sky.According to the Indonesian Government Office for the Monitoring of Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Geological Risks (PVMBG), the 1185-metre-high volcano erupted at 7.41 local time.Warning for residents and visitorsThe authority continues to classify the volcano at activity level II (alarm) and warned residents …
The hikers climbed near the summit of Mount Dukono despite warnings and prohibitions from the authorities.
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