Rewind 11 hikers murdered in Indonesia when Mount Marapi volcano erupted; 3 were discovered, but many more were missing.

A volcano in western Indonesia erupted, killing at least 11 hikers. On Sunday, Mount Marapi, which has a peak height of 2,891 meters (9,484 feet) on the island of Sumatra, erupted, sending a 3,000-meter-tall ash tower upwards.

A day after the eruption, Abdul Malik, the chief of the Padang Search and Rescue Agency, told AFP, “There are 26 people who have not been evacuated. We have found 14 of them, three were found alive and 11 were found dead.”

Malik continued by saying that rescue crews were attempting to locate 75 hikers who remained on the mountain as of Saturday. According to him, as reported by AFP, 49 people had descended, some of whom had been brought to a hospital, and 12 were still missing.

According to West Sumatra’s natural resources conservation agency, which was cited by AFP, “rescue teams were working through the night to help bring mountaineers down to safety.”

Residents are not allowed to go within 3 km (1.86 miles) of the crater as authorities have upgraded the warning to the second-highest level. On camera, a massive cloud of volcanic ash could be seen stretching over the sky, covering automobiles and roadways with ash.

Jodi said that the search was halted on Monday due to a minor explosion.

“It’s too dangerous if we continue searching now,” he said.

According to him, several of the 49 climbers who were evacuated from the location earlier on Monday were receiving burn treatment.

According to the Department for Volcanology, Indonesia has 127 active volcanoes and is located on the Pacific’s “Ring of Fire.”