At least three people were killed after Indonesia's Mount Dukono erupted, spewing ash as high as six miles into the sky.
Search crews were seen racing to evacuate to find missing survivors before rushing 15 of them to a hospital, local police said. Police have confirmed two foreigners and a local resident were reportedly dead, and at least 15 people were injured as a result of this.
North Halmahera police chief mentioned more about how the hikers entered Mount Dukono despite a climbing ban.
He then shared more about how 15 survivors were evacuated following reports that 20 people were missing.
The head of the local rescue agency mentioned more about how dozens of personnel, including the police, were deployed to search for the missing hikers trapped by the eruption.