Huge plumes of ash rise as Indonesia's Mount Dukono erupts

Officials said the group had been hiking up the active volcano despite a climbing ban. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Huge plumes of white ash billow into the sky after Mount Dukono erupts Huge plumes of ash can be seen billowing from Mount Dukono after it erupted suddenly on Friday Huge plumes of ash rise as Indonesia's Mount Dukono erupts Three hikers - including two foreigners and a local resident - have died after Indonesia's Mount Dukono volcano erupted on Friday. Mount Dukono is an active volcano on the island of Halmahera, situated to the east of Sulawesi. According to the Volcanological Survey of Indonesia, it erupted at 07:41 local time (22:41 GMT Thursday) sending ash plumes 10km into the sky. 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