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New Zealand police suspend search for two missing in deadly volcanic eruption
New Zealand police said today they were ending the search for the bodies of two people still missing following the deadly eruption of a volcano earlier this month. “The search for the two missing victims of the Whakaari/ White Island
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NZ volcano eruption death toll rises to 17 after another person dies
New Zealand police said today that one of those injured during the eruption of a volcano visited by tourists earlier this month died in an Auckland hospital, bringing the official death toll to 17 while two remain missing. “Police can
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New Zealand scales down search for two missing after deadly eruption
New Zealand police said today they would be scaling down search operations for the two people who are missing after a volcanic eruption last week, admitting the bodies may never be found. The official death toll from the eruption on
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Why New Zealand’s volcano alerts aren’t forecasts
New Zealand’s geological agency downgraded its “alert level” for the White Island volcano this week – at the same time its own scientists said another eruption similar to Monday’s deadly blast was increasingly likely. The apparent juxtaposition, which has confused
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Six bodies retrieved from New Zealand volcanic island as survivors face long recovery
A New Zealand military team recovered six bodies today from the volcanic island that fatally erupted earlier this week, in a high-risk operation watched by dozens of grieving family members waiting on the mainland. An eight-person bomb disposal squad was
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New Zealand volcano death toll rises to eight and will continue to climb
The death toll from a New Zealand volcano eruption rose to eight today, with two victims dying in hospital, and will continue to climb with eight victims presumed dead on the island and more than 20 in intensive care suffering
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New Zealand launches an investigation into a deadly volcanic eruption
New Zealand police launched an investigation today after a volcanic eruption on an island popular with tourists killed five people, injured more than 30 and left eight people missing, who are presumed dead. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said reconnaissance flights
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At least one Malaysian confirmed killed in NZ volcano eruption
The High Commission of Malaysia in Wellington has confirmed that at least one of the fatalities in the White Island volcanic eruption is a Malaysian. “This morning at 9.30 am local time, the High Commission was informed by NZ authorities
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New Zealand volcano spews ash plume in eruption, several injured
A volcano erupted in New Zealand on Monday, spewing a plume of ash thousands of feet into the air, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying tourists were among several people unaccounted for as emergency services mounted a rescue operation. As
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Endangered by climate change, Pacific island nations chide Australia
FUNAFUTI: Small Pacific islands nations at risk from rising sea levels lambasted Australia today after it blocked moves at a regional forum to set down tough policies to combat climate change. Leaders of 18 countries in the Pacific Islands Forum
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