Five dead after Volcano erupts at popular tourist destination in New Zealand
FIVE people have been killed in a volcanic eruption in New Zealand, police said.
The number of people missing on White Island is in double figures, they added.
The island, a favourite with tourists, erupted with a large plume of ash and steam on Monday.
White Island is north east of the town of Tauranga on North Island, one of New Zealand's two main islands.
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