May 8 (UPI) -- At least three people were reported dead and several others injured after Indonesia's Mount Dukono erupted Friday morning, according to officials who said a search was continuing for climbers caught on the mountain's slopes.
The volcano, located in Indonesia's North Maluku province, erupted at about 7:41 a.m. local time, MAGMA Indonesia, a government-run geological hazards platform, said in a statement.
An ash column was observed ascending more than 10,000 meters above the mountain's summit and heading north, it said, adding that the eruption was still ongoing.
Terjadi erupsi G. Dukono pada hari Jumat, 08 Mei 2026, pukul 07:41 WIT tinggi kolom abu teramati ± 10.000 m di atas puncak. Erupsi terekam di seismograf dengan amplitudo maksimum 34 mm dan durasi 967.56 detik. https://t.co/4LuTcGGh2b via @id_magma pic.twitter.com/Ka7s2nj5Hf— Badan Geologi (@badangeologi_) May 7, 2026
The dead were identified by North Halmahera Police Chief Erlichson Pasaribu as two Singaporeans and an Indonesian, the major Indonesian news outlet detikNews reported.
