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Why were tourists on the Whakaari volcano? Tour operators face tough questions

New Zealand Volcano

White adasındaki yanardağ. Source: (AAP Image/ Auckland Rescue Helicopter)

Private tour operators and authorities are facing questions about why tourism is allowed on New Zealand's most active volcano.


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Private tour operators and authorities are facing questions about why tourism is allowed on New Zealand's most active volcano.


In the aftermath of the deadly eruption on New Zealand's White Island, questions are being raised about why tourists were allowed on an active volcano that has been monitored closely for years.

Six people are dead and eight people - including New Zealanders and tourists from Australia, Britain, the US, China and Malaysia - are unaccounted for and presumed dead after the eruption of the Whakaari volcano.

Read the full article in English here. 


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