Volcano Erupts On New Zealand Island, Killing Tourists

At least five tourists are dead and more than two-dozen are missing after a volcano erupted on a New Zealand island.

The eruption sent a plume of smoke 12,000 feet into air over White Island, a volcano located in the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand's north island.

Police don't expect to find anymore survivors and travel to the island is currently suspended.

About half of the approximately 50 people who were on the island at the time of the eruption are thought to have been from Australia.

A scientific monitoring camera appeared to capture a group of tourists walking through the volcano's crater at 2:10pm - just one minute before the eruption.

The camera - which takes a new still image every ten minutes - did not take another clear shot, and is believed to have been buried in rubble from the blast.

"The Sun" has lots more photos and video here.

Image courtesy "The Sun"


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