New Zealand has ordered 1.2 million square centimeters of human skin from abroad to treat victims of a volcano eruption earlier this week
WHAKATANE/WELLINGTON - The New Zealand volcano that fatally erupted earlier this week is “highly volatile” and could explode again in the next day, making it too risky to send in recovery teams to retrieve bodies, officials said on Thursday.
The volcano, a popular tourist day-tripper destination, erupted on Monday, spewing ash and steam over the island. In the event of another eruption, anybody on the island could be “pummelled to death” by flying rocks or overcome by ash and gases in temperatures exceeding hundreds of degrees celsius, Fournier said.
Relatives of the volcano eruption victims react after attending a ceremony called"Karakia" with Ngati Awa representatives, at Mataatua Marae house in Whakatane, New Zealand, December 12, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said there will be an inquiry into the tragedy, which will also look more broadly at issues including access to volcanic sites across New Zealand.Daily tours bring more than 10,000 visitors to privately owned White Island every year, marketed as “the world’s most accessible active marine volcano”.
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