An unknown number of people are believed to be missing or injured after a volcano eruption on New Zealand's White Island. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said that search and rescue crews are assisting at the site of the eruption.
New Zealand police said in a statement that fewer than 50 people were believed to be on the island at the time of the eruption, but not everyone had been accounted for."Of those transported to shore, at least one has been critically injured. Emergency services are working to ensure the safety of everyone involved, including rescue staff," the police statement said.
Photos from New Zealand's official geological hazard information site Geonet showed a huge plume of white smoke rising above the island on Monday afternoon, local time."Whakaari/White Island is erupting. More information soon," announced GeoNet in a notice on their official Twitter. The White Island or Whakaari volcano is New Zealand's most active cone volcano according to the GeoNet website. It has been built up by more than 150,000 years of volcanic activity.
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