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New Zealand volcano: Fears of new eruptions on island where eight people are still missing – Sky News, Sky.com

New Zealand volcano: Fears of new eruptions on island where eight people are still missing – Sky News, Sky.com


             

Eight people are still missing and presumed dead following Monday’s volcanic eruption in New Zealand, police have said.

Rescuers have been unable to reach White Island since the devastating incident, with officials warning that there is a ” (% chance “that another eruption could happen in the next 24 hours.

A total of people were on the uninhabited island at the time. Five people have been confirmed dead, and more than 31 others are injured.

  

White Island volcano in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Pic: © DigitalGlobe/Maxar

      

Image:
        White Island volcano in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Pic: © DigitalGlobe / Maxar      

At a news conference, it emerged:

      of the 34 injured, at least
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        Some of those hurt could succumb to their wounds Burns units across the nation are “full to capacity”

          An investigation has been launched into the deaths on White Island

            Most of the victims are from Australia and New Zealand

            • Tourists from the UK, the US, Germany, China, Malaysia are also affected

                Many of the visitors were on a day tour from a cruise in a nearby port.

                Speaking in parliament, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said: “The scale of this tragedy is devastating. To those who have lost or are missing family and friends, we share in your grief and sorrow and we are devastated.”

                 

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                A helicopter rescue pilot who flew some of the victims to hospital told Television New Zealand they were in a “fairly serious condition”.

                He added: “They were pretty poorly … but covered in ash, looking quite badly burned.”

                An American couple from Virginia were among those who sustained serious burns after the eruption .

                  

                      

                Image:
                        Newlyweds Matthew and Lauren Urey were reportedly among the seriously burned in the deadly eruption. Pic: Facebook      

                Newlyweds Matthew and Lauren Urey had been on a day drip to White Island from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Ovation of the Seas when the volcano went off.

                His mother Janet said: “The phone rang at midnight. Then I heard a voicemail come on.

                “It was my son. He said: ‘Mom … this is not a joke. A volcano erupted while we were on the island. We’re at the hospital with severe burns. ‘”

                  

                      

                Image:
                        The couple, from Virginia, had been on a day drip to White Island from a cruise ship. Pic: Facebook      

                Mr Urey, (******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, was airlifted to hospital in Christchurch with burns over (********************************************************************************************************************************************************************% of his body – while his – year-old wife underwent surgery at an Auckland hospital with burns over 20% of her body.

                Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said three Australians were feared to be among the five confirmed deaths, with Among the injured.

                Britain’s high commissioner to New Zealand confirmed two British women were hurt , while Malaysia’s high commission in New Zealand said one Malaysian was among the dead.

                Pic: Facebook    

                        

                                                                                                                

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                                                                                     ‘All our burns units are full’                

                An intensive care paramedic with a helicopter team, Russell Clark, said the early scenes were overwhelming.

                “Everything was just blanketed in ash,” he said. “It was quite an overwhelming feeling.”

                  

                      

                Image:
                        Five people are known to have died after the eruption on White Island      

                New Zealand’s geological hazards agency GeoNet raised the alert level for the volcano in November because of an increase in volcanic activity. The volcano’s last deadly eruption was in (************************************************************, when it killed sulfur miners.

                White Island is privately owned and attracts more than 12, Visitors a year.

                More follows …

                     (****************************************** (************************************** (Read More)A ministry of health spokesperson said that 27 of the 31 people injured had 30% or more burns to their bodies.(****************************************** (****************************************

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