Mount Dukono Eruption Claims Lives of Hikers in Indonesia
An eruption at Mount Dukono on Indonesia's Halmahera island has resulted in the deaths of three hikers, including two foreigners. The eruption sent an ash cloud approximately 10 kilometers into the air. Despite warnings from the national volcanology agency to avoid the area due to increased seismic activity, a group of 20 hikers, including nine from Singapore, were on the slopes during the eruption. The police chief of North Halmahera, Erlichson Pasaribu, reported that 15 hikers have safely descended, while the bodies of the deceased remain on the mountain. The ongoing eruptions have delayed evacuation efforts. 
