3 hikers dead, 10 missing in Indonesia volcano eruption

JAKARTA — Three hikers, two foreigners and a resident, were killed and 10 were missing after a volcano on Indonesia’s eastern Halmahera island erupted Friday, spewing an ash cloud into the air, a local police chief reported. READ: Mayon Volcano ashfall: Closest towns need drinking water, masks “There are three dead, two foreigners and one resident of Ternate” island in east Indonesia, police chief Erlichson Pasaribu of North Halmahera province told Kompas TV. Another 10 were missing in the area, declared off-limits to visitors last month. /dl READ: Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts with kilometer-high ash cloud... Keep on reading: 3 hikers dead, 10 missing in Indonesia volcano eruption

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