Indonesia volcano kills three as search for 20 missing hikers under way
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“Mount Dukono erupts on Halmahera island”
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Multiple independent sources, including South China Morning Post and various web search results, confirm the eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera island.
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— The meaning of MOUNT is a high hill : mountain —used especially before an identifying name. How to use mount in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mount
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mount
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— To mount is to climb up something, like a ladder, or get on the back of something, like a horse. You can also mount something on another object, like a camera on a tripod or a sticker on a notebook.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/mount
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/mount
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— All necessary information has to be specified on the command line. Note that the Linux kernel does not allow changing multiple propagation flags with a single mount (2) system call, and the flags cann…
https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/mount.8.html
https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/mount.8.html
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“Indonesian authorities are searching for 20 missing hikers after the eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera island killed three people.”
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Multiple sources confirm that three people were killed and a search was launched for 20 missing hikers following the eruption.
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— 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
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c0k2g11j2plt
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— Mount Dukono erupts on Halmahera island, trapping hikers who went to the area despite it being closed since April 17.Indonesian authorities are searching for 20 missing hikers after the eruption of Mo…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/indonesia-volcano-ki…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/indonesia-volcano-ki…
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— Three Singaporean nationals were killed when Mount Dukono, on the island of Halmahera in North Maluku province, erupted Friday morning, Indonesia’s national search and rescue agency (BASARNAS) said. P…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/08/asia/indonesia-mount-dukono-e…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/08/asia/indonesia-mount-dukono-e…
“Mount Dukono, an active volcano, erupted at 07:41am local time on Friday (22:41 GMT on Thursday)”
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Multiple sources specify the eruption time as 07:41 local time on Friday (22:41 GMT Thursday), attributing the data to the Volcanological Survey of Indonesia.
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— Mount Dukono, an active volcano, erupted on Friday morning 07:41 local time (22:41 GMT Thursday), sending a 10km column of ash into the sky, according to the Volcanological Survey of Indonesia.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c0k2g11j2plt
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c0k2g11j2plt
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— 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.Local authorities in Ternate said they det…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0k2g11j2plt
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0k2g11j2plt
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— Mount Dukono, located in North Maluku province, erupted on Friday at 07:41 a.m. local time (1041 GMT Thursday), spewing volcanic ash as high as 10 km (6.21 miles) into the sky, the country's volcanolo…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/indonesian-authorities-…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/indonesian-authorities-…
“spouting a tower of volcanic ash as high as 10km (6.21 miles) into the sky”
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Multiple sources report a 10km ash column. While one source mentions a different height (6km), the majority of the provided evidence for this specific event supports the 10km figure.
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— Volcanic ash produced by the eruption rose approximately 4 800 m (15 700 feet) above the peak and reached a total height of 6 km (20 000 feet) a.s.l.
https://watchers.news/2024/12/07/strong-explosion-at-mount-d…
https://watchers.news/2024/12/07/strong-explosion-at-mount-d…
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— Mount Dukono eruption creates towering ash columnpublished at 06:37 BST.Mount Dukono, an active volcano, erupted on Friday morning 07:41 local time (22:41 GMT Thursday), sending a 10km column of ash i…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c0k2g11j2plt
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c0k2g11j2plt
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— Earlier, the Mount Dukono Observation Post recorded an eruption that produced an ash column of 1,100 meters at around 7:47 a.m. WIT on Saturday (March 22). The seismograph recorded this eruption with …
https://en.antaranews.com/news/349725/mount-dukono-erupts-vo…
https://en.antaranews.com/news/349725/mount-dukono-erupts-vo…
“accompanied by a “weak to strong booming sound”, Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said in a statement.”
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The provided search results for this claim discuss other volcanoes (Marapi, Lewotobi Laki-laki, Semeru) but do not contain the specific statement about 'weak to strong booming sounds' for Mount Dukono.
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— The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) through the Marapi Volcano Observation Post (PGA) reported that the eruption of Marapi occurred on Wednesday at 07:32.
https://www.sott.net/article/500815-Mount-Marapi-in-Indonesi…
https://www.sott.net/article/500815-Mount-Marapi-in-Indonesi…
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— The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation reported that the first eruption occurred at 8:45 p.m. local time on Friday, producing an ash column about 10,000 meters high.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202508/1339933.shtml?id=11
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202508/1339933.shtml?id=11
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— Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano, located on the border of Lumajang and Malang districts in East Java, has erupted, with local people evacuated from the area.The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (B…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/indonesia-semeru-vo…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/indonesia-semeru-vo…
“Iwan Ramdani, the head of the local rescue agency, told the Reuters news agency that they have deployed dozens of personnel, including police, to search for the 20 hikers trapped by the eruption.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of Wikipedia entries for Facebook, which are completely irrelevant to the search for hikers at Mount Dukono.
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— Facebook is an American social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms. It was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, along with his Harvard College roommates and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook
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— Connect and share with friends, family, and the world on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/
https://www.facebook.com/
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— Where real people propel your curiosity. Whether you’re thrifting gear, showing reels to that group who gets it, or sharing laughs over fun images reimagined by AI, Facebook helps you make things happ…
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.k…
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.k…
“Ramdani said nine of the hikers are from Singapore.”
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Multiple sources, including CNA and other news reports, explicitly state that 9 of the missing hikers were Singaporeans.
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— Indonesia rushes to rescue 20 hikers, including 9 Singaporeans, after Mount Dukono eruption Mount Dukono on Indonesia's eastern Halmahera island erupted on Friday morning, spewing a smoke cloud ...
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-mount-dukono-…
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-mount-dukono-…
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— Three hikers, including two foreigners, died and 10 were missing after Mount Dukono on Indonesia's eastern Halmahera island erupted at about 7.40am on Friday, spewing an ash cloud about 10km ...
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/335285…
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/335285…
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— Indonesian authorities are searching for 20 missing hikers after the eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera island killed three people. Mount Dukono, an active volcano, erupted at 07:41am local ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/indonesia-volcano-ki…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/indonesia-volcano-ki…
“Three hikers, including two foreigners, were killed, police chief Erlichson Pasaribu of North Halmahera told Kompas TV”
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Multiple sources confirm three hikers died, including two foreigners, and cite police chief Erlichson Pasaribu via Kompas TV/AFP.
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— Three hikers have died and 10 are missing after an eruption at Mount Dukono on Indonesia’s eastern Halmahera island spewed an ash cloud about 10km (6 miles) into the air, local police have said.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/08/hikers-dead-mi…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/08/hikers-dead-mi…
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— 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
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c0k2g11j2plt
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— Three hikers, including two foreigners, were killed, police chief Erlichson Pasaribu of North Halmahera told Kompas TV, according to the AFP news agency.Mount Dukono is an extremely active volcano and…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/indonesia-volcano-ki…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/indonesia-volcano-ki…
“The area had been closed to visitors since April 17 after scientists observed an increase in volcanic activity.”
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While one web result mentions the area was closed since April 17, there is no corroborating evidence from other independent sources provided in the evidence list to verify this specific date.
“Authorities have told residents and tourists to stay 4km (2.4 miles) from the Malupang Warirang crater”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a 4km exclusion zone around the Malupang Warirang crater.
“the government volcano agency issued a warning for residents in Tobelo town that they could be affected by “volcanic ash rain”.”
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“Mount Dukono is an extremely active volcano and since March, there have been close to 200 eruptions.”
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