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How many people were killed when New Zealand's White Island volcano erupted while tourists explored its active crater in December 2019?
Answer
22
The eruption on 9 December 2019 killed 22 people, including tourists and tour guides who were on or near the crater at the time of the sudden explosion.
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New Zealand's White Island volcano has hosted guided tourists walking into an active crater for over a century, until a deadly 2019 eruption killed 22 visitors and workers.
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- volcanoes
- new-zealand
- natural-disasters
- 2019
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