A tragedy occurred when three people hiking on Mount Dukono died after the volcano erupted on Friday morning. Mount Dukono-a 1,335-meter volcano on Indonesia’s North Maluku...

Mount Dukono volcano on Indonesia's Halmahera Island erupted on May 8, 2026, killing three hikers and leaving two missing from a group of 20 who defied official warnings.

The eruption on Halmahera island sent an ash cloud about 10 kilometres into the air.

The eruption on Halmahera island sent an ash cloud about 10 kilometres into the air.

Nine Singaporeans were reported missing.

Twenty hikers were on the slopes of the volcano when disaster struck, a local police chief told reporters.

Twenty hikers were on the slopes of the volcano when disaster struck, a local police chief told reporters.