Trial opens over 2019 New Zealand volcano disaster
Around 50 people, mostly tourists from Australia, were on White Island -- also known as Whakaari -- in December 2019 when a deadly column of burning ash and steam blasted from a volcanic vent. The eruption off the coast of the country's North Island claimed 22 lives and left dozens more with horrific injuries, prompting a massive medical operation that saw victims treated in burns units across New Zealand and Australia. "This volcano eruption involved a massive explosion," prosecution barrister Kristy McDonald told Auckland District Court. Читать дальше...