The volcanic tremor has significantly increased at Whakaari/White Island on the morning of December 11, 2019 (LT), indicating that volcanic gas pressures remain high. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 3 and the Aviation Color Code Orange. The death toll has risen to 6 and the number of missing people to 9. 30 people are still in hospitals. 25 of them are critical with the remaining stable but serious. The level of volcanic tremor continues to rise and there is a medium likelihood of future eruptive activity in the next 24 hours, GNS Science Duty Volcanologist Craig Miller noted at 04:30 UTC, December 11. Since our morning bulletin (released at 10:30 LT, December 11 / 21:30 UTC, December 10), the level of volcanic tremor has continued to rise and is now at the highest level seen since the […]
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