At least 11 hikers were found dead after a volcano erupted in western Indonesia on Sunday (December 3).
The volcano Malapi on the island of Sumatra erupted at 2.54pm (3.54pm Singapore time) on Sunday, spewing ash up to 3,000 meters high. Local authorities later said that a total of 75 climbers were on the mountain over the weekend, but that no people** were reported on the day of the eruption.
Abdul, head of the Padang Search and Rescue Bureau, said on Monday (4th) that 26 people have not been evacuated, and after search and rescue, 14 people have been found, of which 11 have been killed and three have survived.
Abdul said 12 people are still missing, 49 have descended the mountain, and some have been taken to hospitals.
Rudy, head of the West Sumatra Disaster Risk Reduction Agency, also said that some of the rescued climbers are being receiving**The injured were all people close to the crater who were burned by the heat of the eruption.
The eruption of Mount Malapi triggered the second level of Indonesia's four-level warning system, which was previously reported to be the first. Authorities have set up a three-kilometre exclusion zone around the crater.
The Indonesian archipelago is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, and the confluence of continental plates leads to frequent volcanic and ** activity. There are nearly 130 active volcanoes in the country.