A New Zealand island volcano is venting more steam and mud after a deadly eruption two days ago, delaying the recovery of victims' bodies.
Plumes of steam rise above White Island off the coast of Whakatane, New Zealand, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. Survivors of a powerful volcanic eruption in New Zealand on Monday Dec. 9 ran into the sea to escape the scalding steam and ash and emerged covered in burns, say those who first helped them.
“We interpret these signals as evidence of continued high gas pressures within the volcano,” the agency said. “The situation remains highly uncertain as to future activity. Eruptions in the next 24 hours are still likely to occur.” But helicopter pilot Mark Law said the delay was hard to understand and that if he was making the decision, he would leave immediately.
Survivors ran into the sea to escape the scalding steam and ash and emerged covered in burns, said those who first helped them. Geoff Hopkins watched the eruption from a boat after visiting the island and told the New Zealand Herald the eruption quickly turned menacing. White Island, also known by the indigenous Maori name Whakaari, is the tip of an undersea volcano about 50 kilometers off New Zealand’s main North Island. Whether it will ever host tourists again remains uncertain.
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