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>> theres a range of nationalities, and so i wont go any further than that at the moment. [ inaudible question ] >> like i said, the experts that weve spoken to have said it is unsafe for us to go onto that island, and so ive got to also consider the safety of our people and emergency services staff. [ inaudible question ] >> cant comment, sorry. [ inaudible question ] >> im not sure. sorry. [ inaudible question ] >> new zealand police confirming there that five people have died as a result of t...

23 who were evacuated from the island, and police say around 50 people were on the island at the time of the eruption. we also heard earlier from the prime minister of new zealand, jacinda ardern, who said the focus right now needs to be on the search and rescue. details on the eruption itself started monday, 2:30 p.m. local time. it took place 50 kilometers from the east coast of the north island of new zealand. as you see in that social media video, plumes of smoke seen rising from the volcano...

Event. again, this eruption started earlier today, monday, 2:30 p.m. local time. it took place about 50 kilometers from the east coast of the north island of new zealand. plumes of smoke were seen from the mainland. new zealand police saying its too dangerous for police and rescue to go onto the island because its covered in debris, ash, and volcanic material. i spoke to a volume can ollist about this. why is it too dangerous for them to carry out this rescue operation. she told me they have to ...

Is the information that we are bracing for right now about the death toll and whether or how it will rise in the wake of this catastrophic event. back to you. >> all right. kristie lu stout bringing us the latest on this. as i mentioned, we are waiting for that news conference. as soon as it takes place, we will go to that to get more information on this volcanic eruption on white island in new zealand. many thanks to you, kristie. it is a crucial day in washington. in the coming hours, anothe...

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Was evacuated off the island. so talk to us about how many people that they think remain on that island. of course its a real worry as to what has happened to them given those people who were evacuated were injured in the course of that evacuation. >> reporter: yes. earlier in the day when we heard from the prime minister of new zealand for the very first time, she had initially said they feared there were 100 people on the island who were there at the time of the eruption, 100 people, mainly to...

Just incredible images there. at least five people are dead in the eruption overnight of a new zealand volcano popular with tourists. officials say 50 people were on white island when the volcano exploded. more than 30 of them were traveling on a royal caribbean cruise liner out of australia. the explosion sent people rushing away by boat. police say the dead are among 23 victims evacuated from the island earlier. and more fatalities are expected. an unknown number are still unaccounted for. its...

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Its crater. the water is very acidic. she also pointed out that if the eruption happened underneath that water lake, it would have erupted with hot steam as well. we heard from the police that a number of the people who were evacuated from white island were evacuated with burn injuries. those burn injuries very likely could have come from either the acidic water of the lake there at white island or from the hot steam that was emitted after that eruption event took place. then on top of that, the...

Efforts on that island and suggest that family and friends contact the red cross. lets go back to our kristie lu stout who is covering this story, and that is not good news for family and friends. there just isnt anything more that can be done at this point. >> reporter: its a day of terrible tragedy for new zealand, and we just received some more information from police after that voc erulcano erupted. new zealand police confirming five people dead as a result of that eruption on white island...