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- New Zealand police on December 24 called off the search for two missing people presumed dead after one of New Zealand's most active volcanoes erupted earlier this month.
- The death toll from the incident stands at 19, including the two bodies that have not yet been found.
- Dozens more remain in the hospital with serious burns and injuries.
- New Zealand's geological monitoring agency, GeoNet, said the eruption began at around 2:11 p.m. local time on Whakaari, also known as White Island, a popular tourist spot which features an active volcano.
- Police last week said the environment was "highly unpredictable and challenging," during the rescue mission.
- Police released the nationalities of 47 people who were on the island when the volcano erupted, which included 24 Australians, two Chinese nationals, four Germans, one Malaysian national, five New Zealanders, two people from the UK, and nine people from the US.
- Police say it is too early to confirm whether there will also be a criminal investigation on the circumstances which allowed large numbers of people to visit the volcano before its eruption.
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New Zealand police on December 24 called off the search for two missing people after one of New Zealand's most active volcanoes erupted earlier this month.
Authorities have been able to recover the bodies of six people, though two other people remain unaccounted for and are presumed dead.
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