Mount Dukono Eruption Kills 3 Hikers in Indonesia
Authorities are searching for 20 missing hikers as rescuers report five injuries and say the volcano had shown increased activity since late March.
- 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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The two are citizens of Singapore and were missing since the eruption of Mount Dukono on Friday (8). Authorities have not yet confirmed whether they are alive; police investigates tourism company for possible negligence.
Actually, the ascent to the volcano has not been allowed for weeks. Nevertheless, numerous holidaymakers stayed at the volcano Dukono.
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