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The volcano erupted on 9 December 2019 at 2:11 pm local time (01:11 UTC). [3] The ash plume rose 3.7 kilometres (12,000 ft) into the air. [26]It was initially believed that there were about 100 tourists on or near the island when the eruption took place; later, this figure was revised to 47 people who were on the island at the time. [27]
Netflix's show, 'The Volcano: Rescue From Whakaari' details an eruption in New Zealand in 2019 resulting in 22 deaths. Everything to know about the victims:
Sentencing for the tour booking agents and managers of an island in New Zealand where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people, mostly tourists, in 2019 began on Monday, with the prosecutor warning ...
Tour operators and a company which owns the New Zealand island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people and wounded many others have been fined $1.6 million (NZ$2.6 million), and ordered to pay ...
The island is New Zealand's most active cone volcano, and has been built up by continuous volcanic activity over the past 150,000 years. [4] The nearest mainland towns are Whakatāne and Tauranga . The island has been in a nearly continuous stage of releasing volcanic gas at least since it was sighted by James Cook in 1769.
Tour booking agents and managers of a New Zealand island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people in 2019 were ordered Friday to pay nearly $13 million (US$7.8 million) in fines and reparations.
New Zealand on Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the volcanic eruption on White Island that killed 22 people, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern describing the tragic event as ...
New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441: air accident 3 Jul 1963: Kaimai Ranges: 22 [24] launch Ranui: shipwreck 30 Dec 1950: off Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty 22: 2019 Whakaari/White Island eruption: volcanic eruption 9 Dec 2019: Whakaari/White Island: 21 [25] [26] brigantine Sophia Pate: shipwreck Aug 1841: Kaipara Harbour: 21 ...