https://www.scmp.com/rss/503074/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The official death toll remains at six, and eight people are still missing, presumed to have died in yesterday’s volcanic eruption at White Island, known by the Māori as Whakaari. The people on the island were tourists and tour guides, including visitors from Australia, the UK, China and Malaysia, along with New Zealanders. Several of the tourists were passengers from the cruise ship Ovation of the Seas. ‘The burns were horrific … skin was coming off in our hands’ GeoNet, which operates a... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/explained/article/3041588/white-island-why-were-tourists-allowed-visit-new-zealand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/explained/article/3041588/white-island-why-were-tourists-allowed-visit-new-zealand?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Dec 2019 04:30:12 +0000