Mount Dukono eruptions, rain stall search for 2 Singaporeans missing in Indonesia

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Evacuation of the bodies hindered by eruptions and adverse weather, an official said

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ReutersPublished: 10:50am, 10 May 2026Updated: 2:10pm, 10 May 2026Two Singaporean nationals missing for ⁠days were confirmed dead on Sunday from the eruption of Mount Dukono on Indonesia’s Halmahera Island, the local rescue agency said.

Rescuers found the bodies around the crater rim and evacuation was under ‌way, agency head Iwan Ramdani said.

“Evacuation of the bodies is still hampered by eruptions that continue to occur and bad weather,” Iwan said, adding rain was falling in the area.

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Some 150 personnel with two thermal drones have been deployed since ‌Sunday morning, Iwan said, with the focus of the search around 100-150 metres (350-500 feet) of the crater rim.

Mount Dukono, located in North Maluku province ‌bordering the Pacific Ocean, began erupting on Friday, spewing ash as high as 10km (six miles). It has continued to ‌erupt at a lower scale.

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The area around the crater ⁠was still ⁠blanketed in volcanic ash, Iwan said, adding that search covers area around 1.25km from the last known location of the victims.

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