Overview
- Indonesian officials say at least 20 people, including nine from Singapore, are unaccounted for after the blast.
- The eruption sent a dense ash column about 10 kilometers above the summit with a loud rumble reported by monitors.
- Search and rescue teams are deploying to the area, and officials have not confirmed any injuries.
- Ash is drifting north toward residential areas including Tobelo, and authorities warn of health risks and travel disruption.
- Dukono remains at alert level 2 on a four-tier scale, and the route lay inside a zone closed since April 17 with a 4‑kilometer exclusion around the Malupang Warirang crater since December.