Volcanic ash continued to rise from Mount Marapi on 4 December 2023, as seen from Batu Palano village, a day after the volcano erupted. There were 75 hikers in the area during the eruption, most of whom have been evacuated and received treatment for burns. The volcano spewed a 3km ash cloud into the air on Sunday, shrouding surrounding villages in ash. Rescuers told BBC News Indonesia they have been taking advantage of windows of relative calm to look for the missing and efforts to look for the last missing hiker would resume on Wednesday. We can't see the height of the column because it's covered by the cloud," he said. Twelve other injured hikers are undergoing treatment in hospital.įrequent volcanic eruptions in Marapi have hampered rescue efforts for days.Īhmad Rifandi, head of Marapi's monitoring post, told AFP news agency that five eruptions had been recorded on Tuesday alone. Officials said that nine bodies had been recovered by afternoon, with one of them still missing. The search for the 10 missing hikers on Mount Marapi resumed on Tuesday after being paused due to safety worries. The death toll from a volcanic eruption in Indonesia has gone up to 22, after rescuers found nine more bodies. Photo: AFP PHOTO / National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) This handout photo taken on 4 December, 2023 shows rescuers evacuating one of the victims from the slopes of Mount Marapi in West Sumatra.
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