New Zealand volcano update, holiday gift shipping, ‘Monday Night Football’: 5 things to know Monday – USA TODAY
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New Zealand volcano death toll rises as crews search for remaining victims
Police on Monday plan to review the search area of this month’s volcanic eruption on New Zealand’s popular tourist destination White Island, Police Superintendent Andy McGregor said. They will also determine how to proceed two weeks after the Dec. 9 eruption spewed ash and steam on the island. The death toll rose to 19 as police said Monday another person died overnight Sunday from injuries related to the eruption and has not been identified. Crews have unsuccessfully searched for the bodies of the two victims who have yet to be recovered. The missing, identified as tour guide Hayden Marshall-Inman, 40, and Australian tourist Winona Langford, 17, are presumed dead in addition to the other 17 fatalities. Whether tourists should have been allowed on the island is under investigation. Two separate inquires have been opened, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.
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