5 dead, many injured after New Zealand volcano eruption

By THE MANILA TIMES

Dec 09, 2019 6:21 pm

WELLINGTON: Five people were killed, 18 were injured and several more were left stranded after an island volcano popular with tourists erupted unexpectedly in New Zealand on Monday.

Police said some 50 people were visiting White Island when it exploded suddenly in the early afternoon — hurling ash and rock high into the air.

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