12/04/2023

What to Know about Indonesia's Deadly Mount Marapi Eruption

Eleven bodies have already been discovered in the aftermath

A dozen hikers are still missing after a volcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia, erupted Sunday, killing 11 people and injuring others.

Video footage showed plumes of ash spluttering 9,800 ft. into the air around Mount Marapi—one of the nation's 127 active volcanoes—over the weekend. Seventy-five hikers were in the vicinity when the 9,485 ft. volcano erupted. 

While 49 people were safely evacuated to shelter, rescuers carried three people to safety and found 11 dead bodies close to the crater on Monday.

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