People ‘unaccounted for’ after volcano erupts in New Zealand

A volcano has erupted in New Zealand with 100 people in the vicinity – leaving some unaccounted for, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said.

A group of tourists was seen walking inside the rim of the White Island volcano crater just moments before the eruption.

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