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‘No signs of life’: NZ PM says foreign tourists among those hit by White Island volcanic eruption
9 Dec, 2019 18:32
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that tourists from Australia, the US, UK, China and Malaysia are among those affected by Monday’s deadly volcanic eruption, and there have been no more signs of life on the island.
At least five people were killed and 31 injured by the huge eruption on White Island. Eight people are missing.
My god, White Island volcano in New Zealand erupted today for first time since 2001. My family and I had gotten off it 20 minutes before, were waiting at our boat about to leave when we saw it. Boat ride home tending to people our boat rescued was indescribable. #whiteislandpic.twitter.com/QJwWi12Tvt
— Michael Schade (@sch) December 9, 2019
Speaking to reporters about the response to the disaster, Ardern said that a helicopter pilot had done both an aerial survey and also moved around on the island for some time before reporting back that there were no signs of life there in the wake of the eruption.
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