{"id":59078,"date":"2026-05-08T21:33:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T01:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/volcano-erupts-in-indonesia-killing-at-least-3-hikers-police-say\/08\/05\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T21:33:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T01:33:16","slug":"volcano-erupts-in-indonesia-killing-at-least-3-hikers-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/volcano-erupts-in-indonesia-killing-at-least-3-hikers-police-say\/08\/05\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Volcano erupts in Indonesia, killing at least 3 hikers, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Volcano kills 3 hikers in Indonesia 01:24<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Three hikers \u2014 two Singaporeans and a local \u2014 who were in an off-limits area died Friday in an eruption of Indonesia&#8217;s Mount Dukono volcano, officials said. Several others were missing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The eruption on Halmahera island sent an ash cloud about 6 miles into the air, but no towns or villages were close enough to face any immediate threat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Twenty hikers were on the slopes when disaster struck, North Halmahera police chief Erlichson Pasaribu told reporters at a volcano monitoring station in Mamuya village. Nine were from Singapore and the rest were Indonesian, he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Search and rescue teams prepare to evacuate victims affected by the eruption of Mount Dukono in North Halmahera, Maluku Province, Indonesia, on May 8, 2026. \/ Credit: Basarnas\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;To date, 15 climbers have safely descended,&#8221; Erlichson said several hours after the early-morning eruption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The bodies of the deceased were still on the mountain, he added, without elaborating on the whereabouts of the other two hikers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Due to ongoing eruptions, the situation is still considered unsafe for evacuation. So, the joint team is still waiting for the right time to begin the search,&#8221; Erlichson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Some of the hikers suffered minor injuries and were taken to a hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The group&#8217;s guide and a porter were taken to the police station and could face criminal charges for taking hikers into a prohibited area, the police chief added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Indonesia is hit by frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions because it&#8217;s on the &#8220;Ring of Fire,&#8221; an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/volcano-erupts-indonesia-killing-least-095700888.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volcano kills 3 hikers in Indonesia 01:24 Three hikers &mdash; two Singaporeans and a local &mdash; who were in an off-limits area<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/volcano-erupts-in-indonesia-killing-at-least-3-hikers-police-say\/08\/05\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/f_dtmDqkIWO1RE3gzdGf5w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD05MDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cbs_news_897\/68f16e5ac5efd26d9799fee8b2080397","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59078"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}