Kako se navodi, najmanje 20 osoba je povređeno kada je vulkan počeo da baca pepeo na tom popularnom turističkom mestu. Mediji javljaju da su turisti viđeni kako šetaju po krateru vulkana nekoliko trenutaka pre erupcije.
Prema poslednjim podacima, na tom ostrvu je u vreme erupcije bilo oko 100 ljudi, prenosi AP.
Those are some of the people put boat picked up. Praying for them and their recovery. Woman my mom tended to was in critical condition but seemed strong by the end.
— Michael Schade (@sch) December 9, 2019
The helicopters on the island looked destroyed: pic.twitter.com/jds5QBD1yg
Oko vulkana je uspostavljena zona u kojoj nije dozvoljeno letenje.
#LATEST There are fears for people who were on the island at the time of the eruption. Images from the White Island Crater Rim camera appear to show people at 2.10pm. The explosions happened shortly after.
— nzherald (@nzherald) December 9, 2019
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Novozelandske vlasti su izdale nacionalno upozorenje zbog umerene vulkanske erupcije, dok je opasnost proglašena u neposrednoj blizini vulkana.
Belo ostrvo je aktivni vulkan koji se nalazi 48 kilometara od istočne obale Severnog ostrva na Novom Zelandu.
More photos (before = black beach, after = grey beach plus plenty of stuff in the ocean) #NewZealand #Waakari #WhiteIsland #volcano -- ash blast zone seems to be visible in the second photo from today. pic.twitter.com/hMq7qpFhpm
— AI6YR (@ai6yrham) December 9, 2019
