Indonesia launches rescue operation after volcano eruption kills three climbers, including two foreigners
Indonesia launched an operation to rescue climbers after a volcano eruption left three people dead, two of them foreigners. Mt. Dukono on Halmahera island erupted, spewing smoke 10 kilometers into the air, with around 20 climbers reportedly trapped.
Indonesia on Friday launched an operation to rescue climbers after a volcano eruption left three people dead – two of them foreigners, local media reported. The volcano erupted on Mt. Dukono on Halmahera island in North Maluku province, according to Detik news website.
Casualties and trapped climbers
"Three people died," two of whom are foreigners, Erlichson Pasaribu, a police official, told the website. Erlichson added there are "around 20 trapped climbers." Authorities have deployed teams to rescue the trapped climbers.
Eruption details
The volcano erupted at around 07:41 am (1041GMT Thursday), spewing a smoke cloud some 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) into the air. Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said: "There are reports of two tourists suspected to have died in an incident in the Mount Dukono area."
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