Russell Clark

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rescue assistant, flew to New Zealand to White Island to rescue tourists after Monday's volcanic eruption, said The Scene was like something out of "the Chernobyl mini-series".

"Everything was covered in ash," says Russell Clark , TVNZ said.

dozens of tourists on The Island were, at the time. Six were confirmed dead. Eight others are feared to have died and about 30 have severe burns.

New Zealand 's PM Jacinda Ardern commended the crews of four rescue helicopter.

"This pilot made an incredibly courageous decision under the extremely dangerous circumstances in an attempt to get people off," she told reporters on Tuesday.

"For those who have lost or are missing family and friends, we share in your immeasurable grief and in your pain. "

In his interview, Mr Clark was a "devastating scene, said he and his colleagues had found a Savior," when they landed.

"It was a helicopter on The Island , obviously there were, at the time, and its rotor blades were. "

A clip posted on Twitter showed an ash-covered helicopter on The Island when the eruption took place

at least 47 people from all over The World on The Island in the time of the eruption.

Why were tourists, in the vicinity of the volcano?

questions are being asked why the tourists were allowed to approach New Zealand 's most active volcano raised to level three weeks after seismologists at his alarm, describing The Situation as "moderately increased volcanic unrest".

"These questions must be asked and must be answered," Ms Ardern said in Parliament on Tuesday. A police investigation is underway.

Geological hazard monitoring group GeoNet warned last week that the White Island "are allowed in a time, where the eruptive activity, rather than Normal " - not bodies, But it also said: "the current level of activity is a direct danger for the visitors".

Currently, the warning level is indicating to three of the, the danger of a "minor eruption".

How serious the injuries are?

Thirty-four people were rescued, one of whom died later. Most of The Victims are still in hospital treatment.

the officials say they have burns of More Than 30% of your body. Some others are also burning suffering inhalation.

the police said they were "unsure", what is the state of the body, remained on The Island were, said they were "in the ash".

White Island remains too dangerous, But reconnaissance flights carried out earlier on Tuesday saw no survivors.

Ms Ardern said there were no signs of life, and that the focus was now "to recovery".

Who was on The Island ?

There were 24 visitors from Australia, nine from the USA, five from New Zealand , four from Germany, two from China, two from Britain And One from Malaysia.

The First victim tour guide, Hayden Marshall-Inman, a local from the nearby town of Whakatane, the New Zealand media identified the name of his brother on Facebook. to have

The second person confirmed, died, it is said from Malaysia, the Land of the High Commission.

Another tour guide from New Zealand , the 23-year-old Tipene Maangi, is among The Missing . To be told His Family the media he had on his day.

Two British women were among those who received the treatment, said the British high Commissioner for New Zealand , Laura Clarke .

the Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison said he "feared" three of The Five confirmed dead were Australians.

Mr Morrison said that of the 24 Australians had been on Board of a Cruise Ship , you can explore The Island in The Bay of Plenty, as the volcano erupted. Of those, 13 were in the hospital, and 11 were missing, he said.

"This is a terrible tragedy, a great time of innocence and joy, interrupted by the horrors of the outbreak," said Mr Morrison told reporters in Sydney.

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What is on the volcano?

the White Island , also known as Whakaari is privately owned and a tourist destination with frequent day-trips and sightseeing flights available.

The volcano in two explosions in quick succession at 14:11 (01:11 GMT) on Monday, sending up a thick cloud of ash and steam.

A live feed from the volcano showed several visitors inside The Crater , before The Stream Dark .

A group of visitors (circled) can be seen could, in the interior of The Crater , before images of the Dark

Some of the survivors were rescued by the boat in the immediate aftermath of The Explosion , But the police said it was too dangerous to mount a rescue operation.

picked up, But later, four rescue-helicopter missions, several people of The Island .

Since then, the emergency services were not able to search to the area because of the dangerous conditions, with plumes of ash continue to rise over the volcano.

said the authorities on Tuesday that there is a 50% chance of a second eruption of the same size or smaller in the next 24 hours, But that it was unlikely there would be a larger eruption, the impact on the mainland.

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