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Hikers Missing After Deadly Volcano Eruption In Indonesia | Weather.com

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Search efforts are ongoing for three missing hikers following the eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera island in Indonesia. The eruption resulted in three confirmed deaths and nearly 20 rescues.

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3 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“A desperate search was underway Friday on Indonesia’s Halmahera island for three hikers missing after the Mount Dukono volcano erupted.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that a rescue operation was launched on Friday for hikers missing after the eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera island.
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“Three hikers died”
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Three independent news sources explicitly state that three hikers (including two Singaporeans and one local) died following the eruption of Mount Dukono.
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web search NEUTRAL — Three hikers have died after Indonesia's Mount Dukono volcano erupted this morning. Rescuers have found all the survivors from a group of 20 hikers who went missing after the eruption.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c0k2g11j2plt
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web search NEUTRAL — Mount Dukono erupts: Three hikers 'creating online content' killed on Indonesia volcano. 5 hours ago. Save for later.Mount Dukono: Three hikers dead after volcano eruption on Indonesian island.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Three hikers -- two Singaporeans and a local -- died in an eruption Friday of Indonesia's Mount Dukono volcano where they found themselves in a no-go zone, officials said.
https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260508-indonesia-…
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“nearly 20 others were rescued”
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Multiple sources report that a group of 20 hikers went missing and that rescuers subsequently found the survivors from that group of 20, implying the rescue of approximately 17 people (20 total minus 3 deceased).
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web search NEUTRAL — Indonesia's Mount Dukono volcano erupts as 3 killed after hunt for 20 missing hikers.Indonesian authorities rushing to rescue 20 hikers after Mount Dukono eruption.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — A rescue operation is underway to locate 20 missing hikers after a deadly volcanic eruption in Indonesia, local officials said Friday.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/08/asia/indonesia-mount-dukono-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mount Dukono erupted at 07:41 local time (22:41 GMT Thursday), sending a 10km column of ash into the sky, according to the Volcanological Survey of Indonesia. Dukono is among Indonesia's most active v…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0k2g11j2plt
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