Search ends after last missing climber found


LOCAL authorities said they had ended a search and rescue mission for missing or killed hikers after a volcano eruption over the weekend left 23 people dead.

Sumatra’s Mount Marapi 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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