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Volcanic eruption triggers mission to rescue 20 trapped hikers in Indonesia
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- Mount Dukono, pictured here prior to the eruption, is an active volcano on the island of Halmahera.
- Mount Dukono, located on the island of Halmahera in North Maluku province, erupted at 7:41am local time on Friday morning, sending ash 10 kilometres into the sky, the country's volcanology agency said.
- Iwan Ramdani, the head of the local rescue agency, told Reuters that dozens of personnel had been deployed, including police, to search for the 20 hikers trapped by the eruption.
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Mount Dukono, pictured here prior to the eruption, is an active volcano on the island of Halmahera. (Flickr: Hike Indonesia, CC BY 2.0)
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Mount Dukono, located on the island of Halmahera in North Maluku province, erupted at 7:41am local time on Friday morning, sending ash 10 kilometres into the sky, the country's volcanology agency said.
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