Indonesian volcano Marapi erupts for second day as 10 climbers still missing

Mount Marapi volcano spews volcanic ash in Indonesia. Photo: Antara Foto

Rahma Nurjana

Indonesia's volcanology agency had warned since 2011 that it was unsafe to climb the country's active Marapi volcano, the organisation's chief said, days after the peak erupted and killed 13 climbers, with 10 still missing on Tuesday.

The 2,891-metre high volcano in West Sumatra erupted on Sunday, spewing gray clouds of ash as high as 3 kilometres into the sky.