Muted Christmas joy in La Palma evacuees’ caravan as volcano falls silent
La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain Reuters Dacil Batista felt little Christmas cheer while trimming a plastic fir tree by the caravan where she, her family and pets have been living since the volcanic eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma forced them from their home. “No matter how low you feel, at this time […]
“No warning”: Indonesian village caught off guard in volcano disaster
Penanggal, Indonesia Reuters In the wake of the deadly Semeru eruption on Indonesia’s Java island, the entwined bodies of a mother and daughter encased in molten ash have come to symbolise what many living in the shadow of the volcano feel went wrong. “There was no warning. If there had been, there wouldn’t have been […]
New Zealand volcano death toll rises to 18 after another person dies in Australian hospital
Wellington, New ZealandReuters The death toll from last month’s volcanic eruption in New Zealand rose to 18 as one of the injured died in a hospital in Australia, police said on Monday, while two remain missing and are presumed dead. “Police can confirm a further person died in an Australian hospital last night as a […]
New Zealand recovery teams return to volcanic island, two remain missing; death toll rises to 16
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters New Zealand recovery teams returned to the volcanic White Island on Sunday but were unable to locate two remaining bodies in their search, as the death toll from Monday’s eruption rose to 16, police said. Authorities said eight police search and rescue staff were deployed for 75 minutes to an area in which […]
Volcano “behaving” as New Zealand launches high-risk mission to recover bodies
WhakataneReuters A New Zealand military team landed on a volcanic island on Friday morning to recover the bodies of eight people killed in an eruption this week, and police said the high-risk operation was going smoothly but slowly amid the risk of a fresh eruption. White Island, located about 50 kilometres off the east coast […]