Five of the 11 hikers who died as a result of an eruption on Mount Marapi have been identified.

Footage from December 5 shows the bodies in coffins entering the West Sumatra Regional Police's Disaster Victim Identification unit before being handed over to their respective families.

The five bodies that were identified were four men and one woman. They are registered as residents of West Sumatra Province and Riau Province.

Basarnas has evacuated the bodies of five climbers who died as a result of the eruption of Mount Marapiu from the top of the mountain from Monday evening until evening. The five victims have been identified by the West Sumatra Regional Police's Disater Victim Identification (DVI) team.

“We have received and identified five bodies. According to reports from Basaras, 11 people died. "So, we are still waiting for the other six," said the Head of the West Sumatra Police Department of Health, Kombes. Lisda Cancer.

According to Lisda, after being identified, the five bodies were handed over to their respective families.

The five bodies that were identified were four men and one woman. They are registered as residents of West Sumatra Province and Riau Province.

There were no significant obstacles in the identification process, because the victim's body was completely intact, although several parts were badly burned.

All the bodies have been handed over to their respective families.

Mount Marapi, which is located in West Sumatra, experienced an eruption on Sunday, December 3 2023. So far, 11 victims have died and 12 others are missing.**