Indonesia resumes search for three hikers missing after Mount Dukono eruption

May 9, 2026 11:43 AM

Indonesia resumes search for three hikers missing after Mount Dukono eruption

Indonesian authorities resumed their search on Saturday for three hikers missing after Mount Dukono erupted on the Pacific island of Halmahera, a rescue official said. At least 100 rescuers, military and police personnel, as well as two thermal drones, were deployed to find the two Singaporeans and one Indonesian, Iwan Ramdani, the head of the local rescue agency, told Reuters. Survivors have told police that three people, including two Singaporeans, died in Friday's eruption, local police chi...

Indonesian authorities search for 3 hikers missing after Mount Dukono eruption, 17 evacuated

May 8, 2026 2:34 PM

Indonesian authorities search for 3 hikers missing after Mount Dukono eruption, 17 evacuated

Indonesian authorities are still trying to locate three missing hikers after rescuing 17 people trapped by the volcanic eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera island on Friday, a local rescue agency official told Reuters. Mount Dukono, located in North Maluku province, erupted on Friday at 07:41 a.m. local time (1041 GMT Thursday), spewing volcanic ash as high as 10 km (6.21 miles) into the sky, the country's volcanology agency said. The agency maintained the alert status at the mountain at its...