Whakaari/White Island: GeoNet resumes camera feed at volcano island
Tuesday, 14 January 2020
More than a month since the deadly Whakaari/White Island volcano eruption, GeoNet is resuming the island camera feed to its website.
At 2.11pm on December 9, Whakaari/White Island erupted when nearly 50 people were on it. The camera feed broke in the eruption and was not restored to the web while the emergency response was carried out.
GeoNet, which monitors geological hazards in New Zealand, announced on Tuesday the cameras were resuming their web feed.
'Our thoughts continue to be with all impacted by the eruption last month at Whakaari/White Island,' the organisation said in a social media post.
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'We thought it important to let you know that today we have returned the volcano cameras feed to our website.'
The official death toll is at 18, with many more people still recovering from injuries sustained from the eruption.
Two others, Australian teenager Winona Langford and local tour guide Hayden Marshall-Inman, remain missing after their bodies were not recovered, but both are presumed to have died.