Eighteenth death following Whakaari/White Island incident
Monday, 13 January 2020, 12:39 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Police
Deputy Commissioner John Tims, National Operations
Commander
Police can confirm a further person died in
an Australian hospital last night as a result of injuries
suffered in the Whakaari/White Island eruption.
The death
of this person brings the official number of deceased to 18,
16 of whom died in New Zealand and two in
Australia.
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