Whakaari / White Island: Specialist volcanic response crew discussed before tragedy
15 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Tourists are cleared from Whakaari / White Island by crew from White Island Tours after the devastating eruption in December 2019. Photo / Michael Schade
Tourists are cleared from Whakaari / White Island by crew from White Island Tours after the devastating eruption in December 2019. Photo / Michael Schade
The creation of a specialist emergency services volcanic response crew was discussed in the years leading up to the Whakaari / White Island tragedy.
But Police HQ have confirmed it did not gain momentum and was not created.
They have also confirmed that a proposed multi-agency desktop exercise scenario around a volcanic eruption on White Island had been planned to be carried out - but tragically, the timing was for after the December 9, 2019 disaster.
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A man has suffered a serious facial injury after being robbed.
Police were called after the assault at around 2am yesterday near the junction of Ruskin Road and Gainsborough Road in Crewe.
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