Many flights have been canceled in New Zealand due to ash spewing after the volcano erupted, local airline Air New Zealand said. The White Island volcano, where the eruption occurred, is located about 50 kilometers off the North Island and 200 kilometers from Auckland, New Zealand’s most populous city. In 2019, 22 people died from the eruption of the same volcano. This morning due to the presence of volcanic ash in the atmosphere, Air New Zealand was forced to cancel 10 flights, the company announced. A representative said shortly afterwards that the ash had cleared and flights had begun to resume. According to satellite images, mild volcanic activity began on White Island earlier in August, research institute GNS Science announced. The event is part of the “typical eruption cycles” of the volcano, called Whakaari in Maori, and “this activity may continue for some time, for weeks or even months,” the institute said. The News […]
Source: News Beast
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