After nine more bodies were found, the death toll from an Indonesian volcano eruption has increased to 22, according to a search and rescue agency official on Tuesday ( Dec 5 ).
On Sunday, Mount Marapi on the island of Sumatra erupted into the horizon with an ash castle that was 3, 000 meters tall.
Before the native save agency announced that the majority had been located and the days-long search came to an end, lots of rescuers had spent days searching for the missing hiker, who numbered 10 on Tuesday.
” At this time, nine of the ten missing patients were discovered dying, and they are currently being evacuated.” According to Abdul Malik, director of the Padang Search and Rescue Agency, there is only one survivor left in the hunt.
According to liberate officers, the dead were transported down the mountain in bodybags over the course of several days.
A six-person rescue squad carrying a system down the volcano’s side was visible in pictures posted by Basarnas on Tuesday. They were wearing orange jackets and hard hats.
With numerous burns and fractures, some of the 75 hikers who were on the mountain during the eruption were discovered dead and carried along.
One victim described his fear as soon as the volcano started.
Ridho, 22, described himself to AFP while lying in bed in a nearby clinics,” I was zigzagging, going down around 30 to 40m” to the backpacking article.
” When the volcano sounded quiet, I looked behind me and instantly fled, just like everyone else.” Some leapt, then fell. There were no trees that, so I hid behind the mountains.
According to authorities, the volcano was nevertheless erupting as of noon on Tuesday, slowing the recovery efforts of more than 200 employees.
An AFP blogger reported that rain and volcanic smoking were also obstructing views of Marapi afterwards in the day.