New Zealand officials to resume recovery of eight victims' bodies from volcanic island on Friday
Relatives of the volcano eruption victims react after attending a ceremony called"Karakia" with Ngati Awa representatives, at Mataatua Marae house in Whakatane, New Zealand, on December 12, 2019.
Continuing volcanic activity has delayed the retrieval of the eight bodies from ash-covered White Island, where an eruption occurred Monday as 47 tourists were exploring the landscape. New Zealand medical staff were working around the clock to treat the injured survivors in hospital burn units.The enormity of the task was clear when Dr. Peter Watson, a chief medical officer, said at a news conference that extra skin has been ordered from American skin banks.
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