WHAKATANE, NEW ZEALAND/WELLINGTON – Police in New Zealand are planning a mission to volcanic White Island on Friday to retrieve bodies of people killed in this week’s eruption, while the known death toll from the disaster climbed to eight, with two people dying in the hospital.
Eight more people are missing and presumed dead, buried under ash and debris from Monday’s eruption. More than 20 people are in the hospital, many with severe burns, while seven others have been transferred to burns units in Australia.
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