Singapore working with Indonesia to assist Singaporeans affected by Mount Dukono eruption

“There are three dead, two foreigners and one resident of Ternate” island in eastern Indonesia, police chief Erlichson Pasaribu of North Halmahera province told Kompas TV.

The number of affected Singaporeans was not disclosed by MFA, but Indonesian authorities reported that 20 people were caught in the eruption, with three still missing.

Mount Dukono is currently at level two on Indonesia’s four-tier alert system.

The area had been closed to visitors since Apr 17 after scientists observed increased volcanic activity.

Since December, the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) has recommended that tourists and climbers do not come within 4km of the volcano’s Malupang Warirang Crater.

Unlike Indonesia’s more tourist-friendly volcanoes, Mount Dukono sits far from the country’s main travel routes. Reaching it from Jakarta typically involves flights to Ternate, a boat crossing to Halmahera, and a long overland drive to Tobelo in North Halmahera before the trek even begins.