In recent days, the eruption of the Wight Island volcano in New Zealand has occupied the headlines of the major news media, affecting the hearts of Chinese partners all the time!
On the New Zealand Red Cross Family Link, we can see a list of suspected missing people, six of whom are Chinese!
However, the disaster is not alone!
Just after the volcanic eruption, rescue operations continued, New Zealand suffered two earthquakes in a row!!
In the meantime, sad news from New Zealand!
According to search and rescue police, there is no sign of life on the island, missing or all of them have been killed!
Be hit by two earthquakes after volcanic eruption
It is reported that at 1: 00 noon yesterday, less than 24 hours after the eruption of the Wight Island volcano, a 5. 3 magnitude earthquake struck Gisborne (Gisborne), located on the North Island, at a depth of 28 kilometers!
More than 1800 people felt the power of the earthquake, and others said the shock lasted for as long as a minute!
The earthquake is reported to be only 150km from the island of Wight, where the volcano erupted, but GeoNet, an earthquake monitoring website, said the earthquake had nothing to do with the eruption and had confirmed that it had not triggered a tsunami.
Half an hour later, a magnitude 3. 1 earthquake also struck 10 kilometers south of Wangenoy (Whanganui) at the southern tip of the north island! The focal depth is 23 kilometers, causing a slight vibration.
Fortunately, the two earthquakes were only breathtaking, and the police have not yet received reports of casualties.
The number of death rose to six
According to a new report released yesterday by the Chinese Consulate in New Zealand, 47 people on the island at the time of the volcanic eruption were confirmed to have death, eight were missing and many others were hospitalized. Three of them have been discharged and 31 are still under treatment.
According to Australian media reports, 47 people include 24 Australians, 9 Americans, 5 New Zealanders, 4 Germans, 2 Britons, 2 Chinese and 1 Malaysian.
An injured person died of severe burns late last night.
The number of dead has risen to six, and New Zealand police are still looking for missing people.
The missing personnel are afraid to meet all of them.
However, the island is still very dangerous and rescue workers are unable to get close to it.
Police said they had made every effort and that all those who might have been searched and rescued had been taken away while evacuating.
Since explosion, there has been no sign of life on the island, eight missing people may have been killed!!
"since the eruption of the volcano, police hawk helicopters, rescue helicopters and NZDF aircraft have carried out a number of aerial reconnaissance flights on the island," police said in a statement.
"there is no sign of life. The police believe that anyone who might have been rescued was taken away at the time of evacuation. According to the information we have, we do not think there are any survivors on the island."
The exact number of people left on the island is unclear, but police believe the number of people left on the island has reached double digits.
The list of missing Chinese tourists was announced.
The public missing list includes 5 Chinese tourists and 27 Australian tourists. On New Zealand Red Cross Family Link, you can see a list of suspected missing people. Six of them can be judged to be Chinese:
Annie YonganLu--26, female, Shunde, Guangdong Province
Chan Chi Keung,69, male, Hong Kong
Li Shun Wa--58, female, Hong Kong
Man Kuen Cheng--65, female, unknown area
Xioman Zhang--56, female, Shunde, Guangdong Province
Zhuo Wei Jia--42, male, unknown area
Family Links, however, is a web site for which an overseas visitor or a relative of a person is a registered "to return to peace" and is not an official list of disconnectors.
According to Australian Chinese media reports, expose said it learned from the father of Annie Yongan Lu, a lost Chinese tourist, that Annie was currently undergoing surgical treatment in a local hospital, and that time Jun could not find her from the Family Links website, and it was possible that she was no longer in a state of disconnection.
but the exact information is still waiting for the official further confirmation!
Admission to hospital is in critical condition
At present, 31 injured people who have been rescued are still being rescued.
However, by the time some of the injured were sent to hospital, 90% of their whole body had been burned, and the situation was critical. Police say the number of death is likely to continue to rise.
Speaker Pete Watson, New Zealand`s Ministry of Health, said more than 20 people were in critical condition and 27 needed the highest level of care, with burns accounting for more than 30 percent of the body`s surface area.
In addition, they inhaled volcanic ash and gas. Many people suffer inhalation burns and need respiratory support.
Questioning: travel companies risked their lives to land on the island
According to Australian Chinese media, Alice, a expose woman of Chinese origin, said most of the tourists on the island came from a cruise ship called Ovation of the Seas when the volcano erupted.
Before the incident, the cruise ship carried 4000 people from Sydney to Wight Island.
It is reported that after the cruise ship docked, it will provide a one-day tour of the island. The island is also mentioned as one of the most active volcanoes in the world.
In the New Zealand volcanic rating managed by GeoNet (ranging from 0 to 5), the volcano was recently rated as level 2, indicating "moderate to intensified volcanic activity."
After the disaster, many netizens questioned why the tourism company had received the early warning, still carrying 4,000 tourists to the island?!
Whakatane`s White Island Tours said on its website that it operates differently according to the alert level, but visitors should be aware of the danger of erupting regardless of the level of the alert.
It is reported that the tour guide of the travel company was also killed in the disaster.
Finally, the time Jun hopes that the wounded who are sent to hospital will recover as soon as possible. Don`t continue to rise in the number of death!
And this disaster is also a wake-up call for travelers! We must be prepared before we travel! Fully understand the local environment and do not entrust your own safety to others.
Is the travel company responsible for landing in a dangerous environment, although it is the decision of the tourists? What do you guys think?
