The number of victims of the volcanic eruption in Indonesia increased to 22
Kyiv • UNN
The death toll from the eruption of Indonesia's Marapi volcano has reached 22, with one person still missing; rescue efforts are complicated by ongoing volcanic activity and bad weather.
The death toll from the volcanic eruption in Indonesia has risen to 22 people after the bodies of nine more were found. This is reported by UNN, with reference to AFP.
Details
Nine of the ten missing victims were found dead this afternoon and are currently being evacuated. One more victim is currently being searched for
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The rescue operation, launched after the volcano began erupting on Sunday, has been hampered for days by ongoing volcanic activity and bad weather.
Addendum
The head of the Marapi volcano monitoring post, Ahmad Rifandi, said that five eruptions were observed from midnight to 8 a.m. on Tuesday. According to an AFP journalist, rain and volcanic smoke were still clouding Marapi later that day.
As of Tuesday morning, rescuers had found the bodies of 13 tourists, 10 people were still missing. Another 49 people descended the mountain on their own.
Recall
On Sunday, December 3, in Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra, the eruption of the Marapi volcano began . It threw a column of smoke to a height of three kilometers.
