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6.35pm: Press briefing: #WhiteIsland volcanic eruption in New Zealand.

>1 fatality confirmed
>Likely to be more
>A number were injured, in hospital
>Rescuers cannot go onto island atm
>Ashfall impacts local only at this stage
Press Briefing #2 at 9.11pm:

>death toll now 5
>they had been brought back from island
>exact numbers on island & their status still unconfirmed
>volcanologists advise island still too unstable for rescuers to return atm

#WhiteIsland #OvationOfTheSeas #NZvolcano #nzpol
#WhiteIsland volcanic eruption update:

It's just gone 10pm here in NZ, where an offshore volcano erupted while tourists were present, at 2.11pm today.

So far, 5 are confirmed dead, many injured, many missing. I think the toll will rise once crews can access the island again.
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