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New Zealand volcano eruption: White Island recovery operation ‘going to plan’ – live
Dawn body retrieval mission happening despite a higher than 50% chance the Whakaari volcano could erupt again
Two more survivors of the White Island tragedy have been flown to NSW for treatment.
The ABC reports that a Careflight crew brought the pair to Concord Hospital in Sydney last night. Two more are expected to arrive in the next 24 hours.
Deputy Commissioner John Tims, National Operations Commander, has just released a bit more information on the recovery mission:
The operation to recover the bodies from Whakaari / White Island is progressing and the team is well advanced with the recovery of the bodies.
We expect the recovery operation to continue for another couple of hours.