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New Zealand eruption of the volcano: wounded visitors with serious skin and lung burns
Tourists wounded in the eruption of the White Island / Whakaari volcano in New Zealand have burnt lungs by inhaling sulfur dioxide and volcanic ash, with deep-tissue injuries "extremely severe," some to over half of their bodies, a senior emergency doctor said.
When patients c...
No warning issued when White Island exploded
Five people have been confirmed dead, 31 are in hospital with injury and eight are still missing after unexpected volcanic eruptions off New Zealand's east coast on Whakaari / White Island.
The eruption was identified as impulsive and short-lived by volcanologists at GeoNet, which r...
There was no warning before White Land Eruption
After such a severe volcanic eruption on Whakaari / White Island off the eastern coast of New Zealand, 5 people were reported dead, 18 were saved yet wounded, many in critical condition and several still unaccounted for.
The Island is a tourist spot and it has been attended by about 50 ...
Police opens investigation for White Island volcano deaths
An investigation has been launched by the New Zealand Police for the White Island Volcano. More details of the scale of a disaster have emerged that claim the death of five people and eight more people are feared to have perished. About the people still unaccounted for, the police deputy commissi...