(9 Dec 2019) A volcano on a New Zealand island erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving perhaps two dozen others missing and presumed dead.
Eighteen others were rescued, some of them severely burned.
A boat belonging to the the operator White Island Tours was seen docked at Whakatane Wharf on Tuesday morning, though it was not known if this boat had taken tourists to and from the volcanic White Island.
Police said that the site was still too dangerous hours later for rescuers to search for the missing but that aircraft had seen no signs of life.
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