Mount Dukono eruption: Search for missing hikers halted for the day as further eruptions expected

Search and rescue operations for missing hikers on Mount Dukono have been suspended for the day after the Indonesian volcano erupted on Friday morning (May 8 ).

At a press conference on Friday evening, Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said operations will resume tomorrow — not due to an unwillingness to conduct a night search, but because further eruptions are expected.

Local authorities said 20 hikers had been on the slopes when disaster struck. So far, 15 of them have been rescued. Three people — two Singaporeans and an Indonesian — are reportedly dead. #indonesia #indonesianews

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