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Missing victims identified as weather conditions hinder recovery efforts at White Island

Foreign Minister Marise Payne thanks first responders

Foreign Minister Marise Payne thanks first responders Source: AP

Authorities have completed the disaster victim identification process and while they believe 18 people have died, the official death toll sits at 16.


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By Sonia Lal

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Authorities have completed the disaster victim identification process and while they believe 18 people have died, the official death toll sits at 16.



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