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Indonesian rescuers find 1 body after volcano eruption as search continues for 2 more
Rescuers recovered one Indonesian body and continued searching for two Singaporeans as eruptions and bad weather hampered operations, officials said.
- On Saturday, May 9, 2026, rescuers recovered the body of an Indonesian woman identified as Enjel near Mount Dukono's crater on Halmahera island, while search teams continue operations for two missing Singaporean climbers.
- Friday's eruption of the 1,355-meter volcano stranded 20 hikers who defied safety restrictions; ash columns rose 10 kilometers into the sky as authorities evacuated 17 people, including seven Singaporeans and 10 Indonesians.
- At least 100 personnel and thermal drones focused on a 700-square-meter search area despite hazardous terrain and continuing eruptions. Rescue agency chief Iwan Ramdani said the main challenge is "racing against ongoing eruptions."
- Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working with Indonesian authorities to provide consular assistance to affected families. Authorities had previously closed all hiking routes to Mount Dukono in April and enforced a four-kilometer exclusion zone.
- The National Disaster Management Agency warned that entering restricted zones could result in legal sanctions. Mount Dukono remains on elevated alert status, reflecting broader volcanic risks across Indonesia's Pacific Ring of Fire, home to more than 120 active volcanoes.
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Three hikers, two Singaporeans and one Indonesian, died on Friday in an eruption of the Dukono Volcano in Indonesia. The relief workers of the Moluccas recovered one person's body on Saturday. Research will resume on Sunday due to the rains and volcanic ashes. - Indonesia: the body of one of the three hikers killed after a volcanic eruption (International).
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