The 47 people caught in the blast came from seven different countries. There are 16 confirmed fatalities, with many of the injured still in critical condition
There are 16 confirmed victims of the fatal eruption on White Island/Whakaari in New Zealand. Two people are still unaccounted for after defence force operatives were unable to locate their remains during a mission on Sunday.
There were 47 people on the island at the time of the eruption, 38 of them from the cruise liner Ovation of the Seas. Those present comprised of 24 people from Australia, nine from the US, two Britons, four Germans, five New Zealanders, two people from China and one from Malaysia.
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