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| White Island: NZ Police complete identification of volcano victims | White Island: NZ Police complete identification of volcano victims |
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| New Zealand police have completed the identification of the 18 victims of the White Island volcano, more than a week after it erupted. | |
| The names and nationalities of 17 people have been released, but one person who died in an Australian hospital was not publicly named. | The names and nationalities of 17 people have been released, but one person who died in an Australian hospital was not publicly named. |
| Two of those named are still missing - presumed to be dead near the island. | Two of those named are still missing - presumed to be dead near the island. |
| But poor weather has forced police to postpone the search for them. | But poor weather has forced police to postpone the search for them. |
| There were 47 people on the island when the eruption took place last Monday. | There were 47 people on the island when the eruption took place last Monday. |
| About 20 people still remain in intensive care with severe burns, including 19-year-old Jesse Langford, the only member of his family who is thought to have survived. | About 20 people still remain in intensive care with severe burns, including 19-year-old Jesse Langford, the only member of his family who is thought to have survived. |
| The victims who died as a result of the incident range from 13 - 53 in age and hail mainly from Australia and the US, police said. | The victims who died as a result of the incident range from 13 - 53 in age and hail mainly from Australia and the US, police said. |
| They are: | They are: |
| The two people who have been named missing - but are presumed dead - are: | The two people who have been named missing - but are presumed dead - are: |
| Police say they are still searching for the remaining two and more search missions could be carried out later on Tuesday, subject to weather. | Police say they are still searching for the remaining two and more search missions could be carried out later on Tuesday, subject to weather. |
| One man from White Island, also known by its Maori name Whakaari, told Radio New Zealand that conditions around the island made it hard for searches to be carried out. | One man from White Island, also known by its Maori name Whakaari, told Radio New Zealand that conditions around the island made it hard for searches to be carried out. |
| "It's an extremely rough coast line around White Island, lots of rocky outcrops, inaccessible areas," Phil van Dusschoten said. | "It's an extremely rough coast line around White Island, lots of rocky outcrops, inaccessible areas," Phil van Dusschoten said. |
| An investigation into the disaster has been opened, with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying there were still "questions to be asked and answered". | An investigation into the disaster has been opened, with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying there were still "questions to be asked and answered". |
| Ms Ardern, along with her cabinet, led the country in a minute of silence on Monday in respect for the victims. | Ms Ardern, along with her cabinet, led the country in a minute of silence on Monday in respect for the victims. |