Authorities are rushing to rescue 20 hikers, including nine Singaporeans, trapped after Mount Dukono in Indonesia erupted, spewing ash high into the sky.

Indonesian authorities ⁠were rushing to rescue 20 hikers after the eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera Island on Friday, a local rescue ‌agency official said. Mount Dukono, located in North Maluku province, erupted on Friday at 7.41am, spewing volcanic ash as high as 10km (six miles) ⁠into the sky, the country’s Geology Agency said. The agency ‌maintained the alert status at the mountain at its third highest level, ‌agency head Lana Saria said in a statement. Iwan ⁠Ramdani, ⁠the head of the...