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Dukono Eruption Leaves At Least 20 Hikers Missing on Indonesia's Halmahera

Authorities launch a rescue in a closed trekking zone following hazardous ash forecasts.

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.