Eruption of Whakaari/White Island

Cuándo

9 dic 2019

Tipo

Erupción volcánica

Ubicación

New Zealand

Coordenadas

37.52° S, 177.18° E

Vei

2

Deaths

22

Injuries

25

Volcano type

Stratovolcano

Volcanic eruption in New Zealand

On 9 December 2019, Whakaari / White Island, an active stratovolcano island in New Zealand's northeastern Bay of Plenty region, explosively erupted. The island was a popular tourist destination, known for its volcanic activity, and 47 people were on the island at the time. Twenty-two people died, either in the explosion or from injuries sustained, including two whose bodies were never found, later declared dead.

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