Volcano erupts violently in Indonesia, killing 3 people.

A volcanic eruption on a remote Indonesian island has killed three climbers and injured five others.

AP , citing local officials, reported that a violent eruption of the Dukono volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera on May 8 killed three climbers and injured five others.

"About 20 climbers began their ascent of the nearly 1,355-meter-high mountain on May 7th, despite safety regulations. They climbed in a restricted area around the active volcano," said Erlichson Pasaribu, Police Chief of North Halmahera.

The Dukono volcano erupts in North Halmahera, Indonesia, on May 8, 2026. Photo: Badan Geologi/AP.

The group was trapped when Mount Dukono erupted at 7:41 a.m. local time, creating a thick column of ash approximately 10 kilometers high. The Indonesian Geological Survey said the eruption, recorded on seismometers, lasted more than 16 minutes.

"They knew perfectly well that climbing was prohibited because the area was a restricted zone due to the volcano being at a high alert level, but they still deliberately continued," Pasaribu said in a television interview.

Rescue teams were deployed after receiving an emergency signal from the area where the climbing group met with the accident. "Two Singaporean men and an Indonesian woman died at the scene," Pasaribu said.

As of the afternoon of May 8, 15 climbers, including 7 Singaporean citizens, had been safely evacuated, according to Abdul Muhari, spokesman for Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency. Five of them sustained injuries.

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The bodies of the deceased victims have not yet been recovered from the site due to ongoing eruptions and dangerous conditions that prevent rescue teams from reaching their location.

Mr. Muhari said that search and rescue operations had to be temporarily suspended late on May 8 due to darkness and would resume on the morning of May 9.

A column of ash from the Dukono volcano in Indonesia after its eruption on May 8, 2026. Photo: MAGMA Indonesia.

The Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation has long prohibited all activity within a 4-kilometer radius of the Dukono crater for safety reasons. Authorities believe the climbing group was in the restricted area at the time of the eruption.

Mount Dukono is one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes and has been erupting almost continuously since 1933.

"The eruption on May 8th was one of the strongest eruptions during this period," said Lana Saria, head of the Indonesian Geological Survey under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

Authorities also warned of potential secondary risks, including volcanic mudflows, which, especially during heavy rainfall, could flow along rivers from the volcano's slopes.

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Authorities are urging residents, tourists, and climbers to remain calm, follow official guidelines, and stay away from restricted areas while monitoring of the Dukono volcano continues.

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