New Zealand volcano: Minute's silence to mark one week after eruption – BBC News, BBC News
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A minute’s silence has been observed in New Zealand on Monday, marking one week since the deadly eruption of White Island volcano.
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Sixteen deaths have been confirmed while two bodies are still missing, believed to be in the water off the island.
About 32 people remain in intensive care with severe burns.
On Sunday, teams returned to White Island, also known by its Maori name of Whakaari, and divers searched the water but, again, were unable to locate the missing bodies.
Depending on the weather, water searches could resume on Monday.
“This is a difficult and ongoing task,” Deputy Commissioner John Tims said in a statement, adding that police remained committed to retrieving the bodies.
On Instagram, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern paid tribute to “many people who did extraordinary things to save lives”, saying: “Those who have been lost are now forever linked to New Zealand, and we will hold them close. “
Ms Ardern, who visited some of the first responders last week, marked the minute’s silence during her cabinet’s weekly meeting.
What about the identification of the victims?
The identification process is being carried out in Auckland by experts including a pathologist, a forensic dentist and a fingerprint officer. The first victim officially named wasKrystal Eve Browitt
, a 24 – year-old Australian from Melbourne who was visiting the island with her family.
Other victims named by police so far are:
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Zoe Ella Hosking, (********************************************************, from Australia
Gavin Brian Dallow, (******************************************, from Australia
Matthew Robert Hollander, (**********************************************************, a US citizen and Australian permanent residentBerend Lawrence Hollander, (********************************************************, a US citizen and Australian permanent residentMartin Berend Hollander, (********************************************, from Australia
Karla Michelle Matthews, (****************************************************, from Australia
Jason David Griffiths, (**************************************************, from Australia
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Kristine Elizabeth Langford, (**********************************************, from Australia
Police are gathering information about possible victims, such as descriptions of appearance, clothing, photos, fingerprints, medical and dental records and DNA samples .
These details will then be matched to the evidence gathered in the post-mortem examination.
Out of the 48 people on the island when the eruption happened, 41 were from Australia, nine from the US, five from New Zealand , four from Germany, two from China, two from the UK, and one from Malaysia.
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Media caption“Toxic.” gases and ash “: The BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil flies around White Island
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