Stig Östlund

tisdag, december 10, 2019

New Zealand Volcano Eruption Toll: 5 Dead, 8 Missing and ‘No Signs of Life’

Rescuers were struggling to reach White Island, where conditions remained dangerous. The authorities said a criminal investigation had been opened in the eruption’s aftermath




WHITE ISLAND VOLCANO ERUPTION:
* Five confirmed dead and eight people are still missing on the island - there are no signs of life
​* There were 47 people in total on Whakaari, 38 of them were from the cruise ship Ovation of the Seas
* Of the 47 people
- 2 are from the UK
- 4 are from Germany
- 24 are from Australia
- 5 are from New Zealand
- 2 are from China
- 1 is from Malaysia
- 9 from the United States
* There are 31 people in hospital. Of them, 25 are now in four regional burns units, while 6 will be transferred to a burns unit asap. Three other people have been treated and discharged
* The age range of the victims is from 13 to 72.
* Police are investigating the deaths on behalf of the Coroner but say it's too early to confirm whether there will be a criminal investigation

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