WHAKATANE (New Zealand), Dec 10 — New Zealand police said early today they did not expect to find any more survivors from a volcanic eruption on White Island that killed at least five people and injured up to 20. “No signs of life have been seen at any point,” the police said in a statement...
Smoke from the volcanic eruption of Whakaari, also known as White Island, is pictured from a boat, New Zealand December 9, 2019 in this picture grab obtained from a social media video. — Instagram pic via Reuters
WHAKATANE , Dec 10 — New Zealand police said early today they did not expect to find any more survivors from a volcanic eruption on White Island that killed at least five people and injured up to 20. “No signs of life have been seen at any point,” the police said in a statement after rescue helicopters and other aircraft had carried out a number of aerial reconnaissance flights over the island following the eruption on Monday afternoon.
“Police believe that anyone who could have been taken from the island alive was rescued at the time of the evacuation,” the statement said. — Reuters
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