WELLINGTON, Dec 9 — At least one person was killed, several injured and others reported missing in New Zealand after a volcano erupted off the east coast of its North Island today, spewing a plume of ash thousands of feet into the air. Twenty-three people, some of them believed to be tourists...
Smoke bellows from Whakaari, also known as White Island, volcano as it erupts in New Zealand, December 9, 2019, in this image obtained via social media. — Reuters pic
He posted dramatic footage of the eruption from the boat he was on, with smoke first engulfing the top of the crater and then the entire island. “We know that there were a number of tourists on or around the island at the time, both New Zealanders and visitors from overseas,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told a news conference.
Ovation of the Seas is a 16-deck cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises. It can take nearly 5,000 passengers and has a crew of about 1,500. It is docked at Tauranga, on the North Island, on a cruise that began in Sydney on Dec 3.
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