BREAKING: Five people are dead and at least 10 are missing after the volcano eruption on New Zealand's White Island.
At a press conference tonight, New Zealand Police Deputy Commissioner John Tims said emergency services were still working on gathering information on the victims who have died and those who may still be on the island.
Five people from a range of nationalities have been confirmed dead. They were among 23 people who were rescued from the island earlier today after the eruption. The remaining 18 survivors are all injured to some degree, with some suffering severe burns, Tims said. "Our thoughts are with the friends and family of those who are injured and those who have died," Tims said.
He added that the number of people still on the island is estimated to be in the double digits, but authorities don't have a definitive number and are"unsure of their wellbeing." Earlier, authorities said that they believed that fewer than 50 people were on the island at the time of the eruption. It is believed at least 30 of those people were passengers aboard the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the Ovation of The Seas.
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