BREAKING: At least one person has died and an unknown number are missing after a volcano on New Zealand's popular White Island tourist destination erupted Monday | via cnnbrk
Speaking at a press conference Monday, New Zealand National Operation Commander Deputy Commissioner John Tims said the fatality was a person who had already been evacuated from the island.
Tims said in a statement that fewer than 50 people were believed to have been on the island at the time of the eruption and about 23 had already been evacuated. "Our hope is that everyone will be recovered quickly and unharmed," he said. The Ovation of The Seas is one of the largest cruise vessels in the world, according to operators Royal Caribbean.
Speaking to CNN-affiliate Radio New Zealand, St. John Ambulance said that up to 20 people are believed to have been injured in the eruption, adding that a mobile triage unit was on its way. "Boat ride home ... was indescribable," Schade wrote on Twitter."Those are some of the people boat picked up. Praying for them and their recovery. Woman my mom tended to was in critical condition but seemed strong by the end."
A cone volcano is the most immediately recognizable mountain-shaped variety, as opposed to shield volcanoes or calderas which are far more flat in shape.
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