22 people confirmed dead from Indonesia volcano eruption
Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano found 11 more bodies of climbers who were caught by a surprise weekend eruption, raising the number of confirmed dead to 22, officials said Tuesday. One person remained missing.
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![TOPSHOT - Volcanic ash spews from Mount Marapi during an eruption as seen from Lasi village in Agam, West Sumatra, on December 5, 2023. Hundreds of Indonesian rescue personnel were racing December 5 to find a dozen hikers who went missing after a volcano eruption killed 11 people. A person with their back to the camera wearing a hooded coat holds their camera up as in the distance a massive cloud of smoke is seen rising from a mountain top.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7049207.1701772355!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1823238270.jpg)
Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano found 11 more bodies of climbers who were caught by a surprise weekend eruption, raising the number of confirmed dead to 22, officials said Tuesday. One person remained missing.