The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered earlier in the day − while searching for those missing − but attempts to relocate them were hindered by the renewed activity, West Sumatra’s Search and Rescue Agency head Abdul Malik said. The search operation would resume once conditions improved, he added.

Eleven hikers have been found dead and at least 12 more are missing after one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, Mount Marapi, erupted on Sunday in West Sumatra.

Eleven climbers were found dead in Indonesia on Monday and 12 were missing after the Marapi volcano erupted in West Sumatra, a rescue official said, as search operations - which were halted temporarily over safety concerns - resumed.

Eleven hikers have been found dead following the eruption of Indonesia’s Marapi volcano in West Sumatra, the head of the rescue operation reported on Monday. A handout photo made available by the Agam

Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi volcano found the last body of climbers who were caught by a surprise weekend eruption, raising the number of confirmed dead

Rescuers in Indonesia have now recorded more bodies after climbers were caught off guard during a volcanic eruption happening on Sunday. The death toll rises to 23 people but more

Bodies of all the victims have been found, though not yet all identified, local authorities confirmed Wednesday, after the last missing climber was located a few yards away from the eruption site.Video footage showed plumes of ash spluttering 9,

Search and rescue personnel combed Mount Marapi in Indonesia after a volcano erupted with dozens of hikers on its slopes. Five bodies have been recovered and an additional 18 are missing and expected to be found dead,

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,

Watch: Ash-covered Indonesia volcano survivor sends video to mum asking for help Rescuers have found the body of the last missing hiker from a volcanic eruption on Indonesia's Mount Marapi on Sunday,

The death toll from Indonesia's Marapi volcano eruption jumped to 22 on Tuesday as rescuers found more climbers who had perished near the crater, the head of the West Sumatra rescue agency said on Tuesday,