White Island volcano
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White Island volcano: operation to recover bodies begins
Helicopters set off from New Zealand mainland despite serious risk of volcano erupting againVolcano recovery o…
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New Zealand volcano: police plan body retrieval on Friday despite eruption risk
Deputy commissioner says police have been facing increasing pressure from victims’ families to recover bodies …
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New Zealand volcano disaster: confirmed death toll rises to eight
Two more Australians are named among the dead as the father of one victim questions whether his son was fully …
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New Zealand surgeons working ‘non-stop’ to help volcano victims
Country’s health authorities said to have ordered 1.2m sq cm of skin to treat burn injuriesSurgeons are workin…
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White Island volcano disaster: the victims
Six people are dead, 30 are injured and eight are missing after the New Zealand volcano eruption Six people ha…
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White Island eruption: mayor of Whakatāne wants tours to eventually resume
Judy Turner says she understands families of the missing are frustrated at how long it is taking for the recov…
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White Island eruption: ‘too unsafe’ to retrieve bodies as volcanic activity rises
Authorities vow to return to recover eight bodies but ‘significant increase’ in volcanic activity leads to del…
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New Zealand volcano: first Australian victims of White Island disaster named – as it happened
Australian PM Scott Morrison unveils repatriation effort as identities released of seven Australian and two Ne…
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White Island volcano: British couple feared missing make contact
Deborah and Karl Rakos from Darlington had not been in touch with family since SundayA British couple reported…
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‘I don’t have any hope’: Whakatāne mourns after White Island eruption
At the town, the base for tours to the volcano, bereaved families wait for their loved ones’ bodies to be reco…
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New Zealand helicopter pilot describes horror of volcano rescue
‘The burns were horrific … A lot of the people could not talk,’ says Mark LawWhite Island volcano: police open…
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New Zealand volcano eruption: injured tourists suffering severe burns to skin and lungs
NZ burns units stretched to capacity as Australian hospitals asked if they can take on additional patientsTour…
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New Zealand volcano eruption: five dead after White Island blast – latest updates
Jacinda Ardern confirms that New Zealanders and tourists from Australia, the US, Britain, China and Malaysia a…
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White Island volcano: police open inquiry as sixth person dies
New Zealand police say no one still alive on island, and more injured people may dieNew Zealand police have la…
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White Island volcano erupts: what we know so far
Five confirmed dead and more unaccounted for after eruption in New Zealand’s Bay of PlentyLatest: Five people …