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Indonesia volcano eruption kills 3 hikers, several missing

DW English · May 8, 2026, 8:26 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Rescuers are rushing to find missing hikers, three of whom have been declared dead after a volcanic eruption in eastern Indonesia.
  • Three of the missing people, including two foreigners, are reported to have died.
  • Mount Dukono, located on the Halmahera island in North Maluku province, erupted on Friday ​at 07:41 a.m.

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Rescuers are rushing to find missing hikers, three of whom have been declared dead after a volcanic eruption in eastern Indonesia.

https://p.dw.com/p/5DSr9 The alert status ‌at Mount Dukono is currently at the third highest level in the Indonesia's four-tiered alert system Image: Indonesia's Geological Agency/AFPAdvertisement. A rescue mission was underway on Friday in eastern Indonesia as 20 hikers went missing following a volcanic eruption.

Three of the missing people, including two foreigners, are reported to have died.

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