Two Singaporeans confirmed dead in Indonesia volcano eruption, bodies found
Rescuers found the hikers’ bodies near the crater rim as 150 personnel searched the volcano, and authorities are investigating local guides.
- On Sunday, search and rescue officials confirmed two Singaporean hikers are dead following Mount Dukono's eruption in North Maluku, with bodies found near the crater rim.
- Mount Dukono began erupting on Friday, spewing ash as high as 10km, and authorities maintain a third-highest alert level banning activities within a 4km radius.
- Seventeen people, including seven Singaporeans and 10 Indonesians, survived the incident, while authorities identified the deceased hikers as Heng Wen Qiang Timothy and Shahin Muhrez bin Abdul Hamid.
- North Halmahera police chief Erlichson Pasaribu told CNA that local guides are under investigation for alleged negligence, which carries a possible jail term of up to five years under the Disaster Management Law.
- Some 150 personnel with two thermal drones have been deployed to assist rescue operations, though search and rescue chief Iwan Ramdani said, "Evacuation of the bodies is still hampered by eruptions that continue to occur and bad weather.
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The Independent
The Independent (US)Singaporean hikers found dead two days after Indonesia volcano eruption
Bodies retrieved from Indonesian volcano after eruption kills 3 hikers
Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Mount Dukono on Indonesia’s remote island of Halmahera have found the bodies of two Singaporean hikers two days after they were caught in a volcanic eruption
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The bodies of the three hikers who died during the eruption of the Dukono volcano on Friday in the eastern part of the country were found, a few metres from the edge of the crater.
Malay Mail
Indonesia rescuers finally reach, retrieve bodies of Singaporeans who perished after volcanic eruption
NORTH HALMAHERA (Indonesia), May 10 — Indonesian rescuers retrieved today the remains of two Singaporean hikers killed in a volcanic eruption in a seismic no-go zone, capping a three-day search operation, officials said.Mount Dukono on Halmahera island erupted on Friday, sending an ash tower 10 kilometres above its peak and killing three climbers.Seventeen other hikers, including seven Singaporeans, had been brought down safely.Search and rescue…
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