Three hikers, including two foreigners, were killed and 10 were missing after a volcano on Indonesia’s eastern Halmahera island erupted on Friday, spewing an ash cloud into the air, a local police chief said.
‘There are three dead, two foreigners and one resident of Ternate’ island in east Indonesia, police chief Erlichson Pasaribu of North Halmahera province told local Kompas TV.
Three hikers were killed and 10 were missing after a volcano on Indonesia’s eastern Halmahera island erupted on Friday
A handout photo made available by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescuers assisting hikers as they are evacuated following the eruption of Mouth Dukono in North Halmahera, Indonesia, 08 May 2026
Another 10 were missing in the area, declared off-limits to visitors last month after scientists observed an increase in volcanic activity.
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