Three hikers — two Singaporeans and a local — who were in an off-limits area died Friday in an eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Dukono volcano, officials said. Several others were missing. The eruption on Halmahera island sent an ash cloud about 6 miles into the air, but no towns or villages were close enough to…
Tourists and locals have been gathered on the Reunion Island to see lava flowing from a volcano that has been erupting for over a month. On Sunday, lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano reached the Indian ocean for the first time in 19 years. The volcano began erupting 13 February, for the second…
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has begun erupting again – at one point shooting an ash cloud 18km (11 miles) into the sky – as residents fled their homes once more. There have been no reports of casualties since Monday morning, when the volcano on the island of Flores began spewing ash and lava again. Authorities…
The body of a Brazilian tourist who fell down a ravine at an Indonesian volcano popular with hikers has been retrieved, Indonesia’s rescue agency said Wednesday. It took rescuers at least five hours to bring 26-year-old Juliana Marins back to her family because efforts were hindered by challenging weather and terrain. Marins went missing on…
