Mount Dukono eruption kills three hikers, several missing
natureMay 8, 202628116
Mount Dukono on Halmahera island erupted at 7:41 a.m. local time Friday, blasting an ash column about 10 kilometers into the sky. Indonesian authorities said three hikers died and several others remain missing as rescuers work to evacuate climbers from the slopes. Officials said the group included nine Singaporeans and that the hikers had entered the mountain despite a climbing ban in place for roughly two weeks. The eruption matters because the large ash plume and sudden blast endanger aviation, local communities, and complicate search and rescue on remote Halmahera.
