Search and rescue personnel combed Mount Marapi in Indonesia after a volcano erupted with dozens of hikers on its slopes. Five bodies have been recovered and an additional 18 are missing and expected to be found dead, authorities said on Tuesday.
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Mount Marapi, located in West Sumatra and one of that island’s most active volcanoes, erupted for four minutes and 41 seconds, spewing ash 9,800 feet upward, which rained down on the surrounding area, Indonesia’s disaster management agency said.
It had been showing increased volcanic activity since January, when it had a smaller eruption, the agency said. On Nov. 16, it was assessed at an alert level which meant tourism was not recommended within two miles of the peak, the agency added.
It previously erupted in 1830, and 1979, when about 60 were reportedly killed. Between 2011 and 2014 it spewed ash across several years before an eruption. Indonesia, a Pacific island chain located in the “Ring of Fire” formed by tectonic plates, is one of the world’s most volcanically active nations.