Mount Dukono

Mount Dukono tragedy: Local guide who led Singaporeans denies ignoring climbing restrictions

Singaporean climbers Shahin Muhrez Abdul Hamid (back row, centre) and Timothy Heng (back row, second from right) were killed on Mount Dukono which erupted on May 8.

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The Dukono tragedy is about gaps in safety, not reckless hikers

Rescuers carry the body of a victim of Mount Dukono Volcano eruption in North Halmahera, Indonesia, on May 9.

Expedition to Mount Dukono that left three hikers dead was advertised as beginner-friendly

Rescuers look on Mount Dukono volcano during its eruption in North Halmahera, Indonesia, on May 9.

‘Like a wall collapsing’: Mum, wife mourn for S’porean hiker who died in Mount Dukono eruption

Mr Shahin Muhrez Abdul Hamid, 27, had died atop Mount Dukono following an eruption on May 7.

Family of late Singaporean hiker: He died trying to help others

Mr Timothy Heng is one of the two Singaporean hikers who died during the Mount Dukono volcano eruption in North Halmahera, Indonesia.

Two missing S’porean hikers confirmed dead in Indonesian volcano eruption

The bodies of the two Singaporeans who died climbing Mount Dukono being transferred to an ambulance to be brought to Tobelo Public General Hospital.

‘I could only stand and watch’: Indonesian guide recalls trying to save S’poreans on Mount Dukono

Mr Reza Selang, 35, the head guide that brought the nine Singaporeans up Mount Dukono in Indonesia.

Mount Dukono eruption: Key facts about one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes

The volcanic eruption of Mount Dukono in North Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia on May 8, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.

Rescuers locate body of Indonesian hiker, probable site of missing S’poreans on Mount Dukono

Indonesian search teams are resuming the search for three hikers, including two Singaporeans, after a powerful eruption a day earlier at Mount Dukono in Indonesia.

Two Singaporeans among 3 hikers feared dead after Mount Dukono eruption in Indonesia

Nine of the 20 hikers are Singaporean and the rest are Indonesians, the head of a local rescue agency said.

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