{"id":9578,"date":"2026-05-09T01:27:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T01:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=9578"},"modified":"2026-05-09T01:27:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T01:27:26","slug":"volcano-erupts-in-indonesia-killing-at-least-3-hikers-in-an-off-limits-area-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=9578","title":{"rendered":"Volcano erupts in Indonesia, killing at least 3 hikers in an off-limits area, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Three hikers \u2014 two Singaporeans and a local \u2014 who were in an off-limits area died Friday in an eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Dukono volcano, officials said. Several others were missing.<\/p>\n

The eruption on Halmahera island sent an ash cloud about 6 miles into the air, but no towns or villages were close enough to face any immediate threat. <\/p>\n

Twenty hikers were on the slopes when disaster struck, North Halmahera police chief Erlichson Pasaribu told reporters at a volcano monitoring station in Mamuya village. Nine were from Singapore and the rest were Indonesian, he said. <\/p>\n

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“To date, 15 climbers have safely descended,” Erlichson said several hours after the early-morning eruption. <\/p>\n

The bodies of the deceased were still on the mountain, he added, without elaborating on the whereabouts of the other two hikers. <\/p>\n

“Due to ongoing eruptions, the situation is still considered unsafe for evacuation. So, the joint team is still waiting for the right time to begin the search,” Erlichson said. <\/p>\n

Some of the hikers suffered minor injuries and were taken to a hospital for treatment. <\/p>\n

The group’s guide and a porter were taken to the police station and could face criminal charges for taking hikers into a prohibited area, the police chief added.<\/p>\n

Indonesia is hit by frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions because it’s on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin.<\/p>\n

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