white island

A court ordered tour operators and managers of White Island to pay survivors more than $6.1 million for not ensuring the safety of visitors to the island.

There volcano eruption killed 22 people, mostly tourists including Malaysians in 2019, many of whom were badly burnt by searing gas and ash.

Most of the victims were tourists from countries including Australia, the US and Malaysia.

Jacinda Ardern was named the second highest honour in New Zealand, on King Charles birthday holiday celebrated by the country today.

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The eruption on White Island left nearly all survivors struggling with severe and long-term injuries.

A rundown of the most important stories you need to know for the day, from the newsroom of Astro AWANI.

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BILANGAN korban akibat letusan gunung berapi White Island di New Zealand meningkat kepada 19 orang apabila polis mengesahkan satu lagi kematian pada Isnin.

Menurut jurucakap polis, perairan di sekeliling pulau itu tercemar ekoran letusan batu besar-besaran, larva dan bahan kimia sehingga mengehadkan jarak penglihatan.

Wisma Putra memaklumkan pengesahan mengenai perkara itu diperoleh daripada Pusat Kordinasi Kecemasan, Kementerian Luar Negeri dan Perdagangan (MFAT) New Zealand.

Polis yang memantau keadaan percaya tiada lagi mangsa yang terselamat susulan letusan yang berlaku pada jam 2.11 petang itu.

Mangsa berkenaan dilaporkan berada dalam keadaan kritikal dan kini sedang menerima rawatan di Hospital Christchurch.

Ketika kejadian, seramai 47 orang pelancong pergi ke pulau tersebut dan daripada jumlah itu, lima terbunuh, lapan masih hilang, 31 di hospital dan tiga telah dibenarkan keluar dari hospital.

Sekurang-kurangnya 20 orang cedera akibat letusan gunung berapi White Island pada tengahari Isnin.