One person was confirmed dead and several are missing and injured after a volcano erupted on New Zealand’s White Island. Officials say death toll likely to rise.
One person was killed after a volcano erupted on White Island off the coast of New Zealand and an undetermined number of people were injured or missing, authorities said Monday.
John Tims, deputy commissioner of the national police, said at a news conference that there are"likely to be more" deaths. Search and rescue operations have been stalled because"at this stage, it is too dangerous for police and rescue services to go to the island." Boats, ships and emergency aircraft in the area had removed 23 people from the island, many of them with burn injuries, he said. About 50 people were believed to have been in the area at the time of the eruption, he said.Sign Up
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