An Indonesian guide who led a group of hikers up Mount Dukono has described the harrowing moment they were caught up in Friday’s eruption, which killed three people in his group.
Reza Selang narrowly escaped being crushed by a large rock ejected from the crater, which landed on two other hikers right beside him.
“There are no words. Until now, I still feel torn apart, I still can’t believe it… right now, I am deeply devastated,” he told the BBC over the phone on Monday.
Indonesian authorities have said two Singaporeans and one Indonesian were killed in the eruption, while the other hikers were safely evacuated from the mountain located on Halmahera Island in North Maluku.
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