3 Hikers Dead and Several Missing After Volcano Erupts in Indonesia

The Indonesian authorities reported the deaths after Mount Dukono erupted on Friday morning. Rescue workers are trying to evacuate climbers.

By John Yoon and Muktita Suhartono

Three hikers dead and 10 missing after Indonesia’s Mount Dukono volcano erupts

Two foreigners among the dead, say authorities, after early morning eruption that spewed ash miles into the air Three hikers have died and 10 are missing after an eruption at Mount Dukono on Indonesia’s eastern Halmahera island spewed an ash cloud about 10km (6 miles) into the air, local police have said. “There are three dead, two foreigners and one resident of Ternate [island in east Indonesia],” Erlichson Pasaribu, the police chief of North Halmahera district, told Kompas TV. Continue rea...

By Agence France-Presse in Jakarta

Indonesia volcano kills three as search for 20 missing hikers under way

Mount Dukono erupts on Halmahera island, trapping hikers who went to the area despite it being closed since April 17.

Indonesia volcano eruption kills 3 hikers, several missing

Rescuers are rushing to find missing hikers, three of whom have been declared dead after a volcanic eruption in eastern Indonesia.

9 Singaporeans among hikers trapped by Indonesia’s Mount Dukono volcanic eruption

Indonesian authorities ⁠were rushing to rescue 20 hikers after the eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera Island on Friday, a local rescue ‌agency official said. Mount Dukono, located in North Maluku province, erupted on Friday at 7.41am, spewing volcanic ash as high as 10km (six miles) ⁠into the sky, the country’s volcanology agency said. The agency ‌maintained the alert status at the mountain at its third highest level, ‌agency head Lana Saria said in a statement. Iwan ⁠Ramdani, ⁠the head of...

By Reuters

Indonesia volcanic eruption kills 3 hikers: officials

Three hikers, including two foreigners, died and 10 were missing after Mount Dukono on Indonesia’s eastern Halmahera island erupted on Friday, spewing an ash cloud about 10 kilometres into the air, a local police chief said. “There are three dead, two foreigners and one resident of Ternate” island in eastern Indonesia, police chief Erlichson Pasaribu of North Halmahera district told Kompas TV. Seven people had come down safely, Erlichson said, but 10 more were missing in an area declared off-...

By none@none.com (AFP)

20 hikers missing after volcano erupts in Indonesia

Twenty hikers, nine of them from Singapore, were reported missing today after Mount Dukono on Indonesia's eastern Halmahera island erupted, spewing a smoke cloud some 10 kilometres into the air, a rescue official told AFP.

Indonesian rescuers search for missing hikers after Mount Dukono erupts

Nine Singaporeans were reported missing.

Minor phreatic eruption recorded at Taal Volcano

LUCENA CITY — Taal Volcano recorded a minor phreatic, or steam-driven, eruption early Friday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its latest bulletin, Phivolcs said the eruption at the volcano’s main crater occurred at 4:46 a.m., although the agency did not specify how long the activity lasted. The event,

By cavendano

Indonesia volcanic eruption kills three hikers: officials

Seven people safe, 10 missing in off-limits volcanic area after activity increases

By AFP