Rescuers find last missing hiker on volcano


Anxious wait: A relative of a victim of the volcanic eruption (centre) being assisted by family members as they wait for news on their loved ones at rescuers’ base in Agam, West Sumatra. — AP

The last hiker missing after a volcano eruption in Indonesia was found dead, rescuers said, raising the death toll to 23 three days after the disaster.

Mount Marapi on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia’s west spewed an ash tower 3,000m – taller than the volcano itself – into the sky on Sunday as 75 people hiked in the area.

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