About 47 people were on White Island on Monday, when the volcano erupted. Now, their loved ones back home are desperately searching for information about them. Officials said eight of the 47 people were still missing as of Tuesday evening. Six people were confirmed to have died, and about 30 had been taken to hospitals to be treated for burns, many of them severe, officials said. The police said they were still trying to identify both the dead and the injured.

Source: International New York Times December 10, 2019 18:33 UTC