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Indonesian rescue teams evacuated 17 hikers after Mount Dukono erupted on Halmahera island, while a search for three others was suspended due to dangerous volcanic activity.

Rescue officials said the search would resume on Saturday (May 9) morning if conditions allow.


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00:00Indonesian rescue teams evacuated 17 hikers after Mount Dukono erupted on Halmahara Island,
00:06while a search for three others was suspended due to dangerous volcanic activity.
00:11The evacuees included seven Singaporean nationals and ten Indonesians, the head of the Ternate
00:18Search and Rescue Agency.
00:20He said three people were still missing, two Singaporeans and one Indonesian as ash and
00:25other volcanic material continued to erupt from the mountain, posing a serious risk to
00:30search teams.
00:31The danger that we are facing is in the process of testing, because Mount Dukono still erupted
00:40and released a large amount of material, so that it will harm the team in testing.
00:48The testing plan will be stopped on the plane and will continue tomorrow, tomorrow,
00:53Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday.
01:05Mount Dukono erupted early on Friday, sending ash as high as 10 kilometers into the sky and
01:12alert status remained at its 3rd highest level.
01:23You
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