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Three hikers — 2 Singaporeans and a section — who were successful an off-limits country died Friday successful an eruption of Indonesia's Mount Dukono volcano, officials said. Several others were missing.
The eruption connected Halmahera land sent an ash unreality astir six into the air, but nary towns oregon villages were adjacent capable to look immoderate contiguous threat.
Twenty hikers were connected the slopes erstwhile catastrophe struck, North Halmahera constabulary main Erlichson Pasaribu told reporters astatine a volcano monitoring presumption successful Mamuya village.
Search and rescue teams hole to evacuate victims affected by the eruption of Mount Dukono successful North Halmahera, Maluku Province, Indonesia, connected May 08, 2026.
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Nine were from Singapore and the remainder were Indonesian, helium said.
"To date, 15 climbers person safely descended," Erlichson said respective hours aft the early-morning eruption.
The bodies of the deceased were inactive connected the mountain, helium added, without elaborating connected the whereabouts of the different 2 hikers.
"Due to ongoing eruptions, the concern is inactive considered unsafe for evacuation. So, the associated squad is inactive waiting for the close clip to statesman the search," Erlichson said.
Some of the hikers suffered insignificant injuries and were taken to a infirmary for treatment.
The group's usher and a porter were taken to the constabulary presumption and could look transgression charges for taking hikers into a prohibited area, the constabulary main added.
Indonesia is deed by predominant earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to the fact that it's connected the "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and responsibility lines successful the Pacific Basin.
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