The search for the 10 missing hikers on Mount Marapi resumed Tuesday after being paused due to safety concerns.
The death toll from a volcanic eruption in Indonesia has increased to 22, after rescuers found nine more bodies.
The search for the 10 missing hikers on Mount Marapi resumed Tuesday after being paused due to safety concerns.
Officials said nine bodies were recovered in the afternoon.
Twelve other injured hikers are undergoing treatment in hospital.
Frequent volcanic eruptions have hampered rescue efforts.
The head of Marapi's monitoring post, Ahmad Rifandi, told AFP news agency that five eruptions had been recorded Tuesday.
On Sunday, the volcano spewed a 3 kilometre or 9,800 feet ash cloud into the air, shrouding surrounding villages in ash.
There were 75 hikers in the area during the eruption, most of whom were evacuated and received treatment for burns.
Mount Marapi, which means "Mountain of Fire", is among the most active of Indonesia's 127 volcanoes and is popular among hikers.
Some trails reopened only last June due to ash eruptions from January to February.
Marapi's deadliest eruption occurred in 1979, when 60 people died.
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