Toll Rises to 20 From New Zealand Volcano Eruption as Two Declared Dead

Toll Rises to 20 From New Zealand Volcano Eruption as Two Declared Dead
Whakaari, also known as White Island volcano, in New Zealand on Dec. 12, 2019. Jorge Silva/Reuters
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The death toll rose to 20 on Thursday from a volcanic eruption on New Zealand’s White Island last month, as two people still missing were officially confirmed dead.

The two individuals were Hayden Marshall-Inman of New Zealand and Winona Langford of Australia, police said.