PADDANG: According to officials, a volcano in northern Indonesia erupted on Sunday, December 3, spewing dust 3 kilometers into the air and forcing dozens of hikers to flee.
The third-highest call levels of Indonesia’s four-step system is Mount Marapi on the island of Sumatra, which has a maximum of 2, 891 meters. Authorities imposed an isolation area around its volcano.
After the eruption at around 2.55 p.m. local period, there were no immediate information of injury or deaths, but 42 climbers went missing.
According to the West Sumatra natural resources protection company, 70 climbers have checked in at two access details to Marapi since Saturday using an online booking system.
The evacuations are being carried out by the organization staff. Twenty-eight people have been evacuated, and attempts are still being made to remove the remaining individuals. The agency’s time director, Dian Indriati, expressed his hope that no fatalities occur and that everyone is safe in a movie speech.
When entering or leaving like areas, some hikers might certainly alert authorities to their presence, but the precise number of unaccounted hikes is still unknown.