Overview
- The search team, expanded to more than 100 people on Saturday with thermal drones, worked near the crater after Friday's blast sent ash about 10 km into the sky.
- Local police said two Singaporeans and one Indonesian were killed, though the rescue agency is listing them as missing until crews can recover the bodies.
- Authorities evacuated 17 of roughly 20 hikers who were on the mountain, a group that included both Singaporean and Indonesian nationals.
- Officials said the hikers entered a prohibited zone despite a 4 km exclusion order and a recent closure, and police are questioning guides and porters for possible negligence.
- Volcanology officials warned ash could reach nearby Tobelo and urged people to stay beyond 4 km, noting continued blasts and rain could trigger mudflows on the slopes.