New Zealand team recovers six bodies after volcanic eruption
Police commissioner says divers will be deployed to find last two missing bodies
13 December 2019 - 09:41
Whakatane/Wellington — A New Zealand military team recovered six bodies on Friday from the volcanic island that fatally erupted earlier this week, in a high risk operation watched by dozens of grieving family members waiting on the mainland.
A bomb disposal squad worked as quickly as possible after using helicopters to land on White Island, which experts have said still has a 50%-60% chance of another eruption in the coming hours...
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