Jacinda Ardern: It's Our 'Duty' to Reunite Families With Volcano Victims
December 13, 2019
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2:45Now PlayingJacinda Ardern: It's Our 'Duty' to Reunite Families With Volcano Victims
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as posted by the channelNew Zealand's prime minister Jacinda Ardern spoke Friday of the country's "duty of care" towards the families of the victims of the volcano eruption on White Island.
Addressing reporters after six bodies were recovered from the island, she said the priority was to reunite bereaved families with the remains of their loved ones, and to care for the survivors of the tragedy.
"We know that reunification won't ease that sense of loss or grief because I don't think anything can," she said.
"But we felt an enormous duty of care as New Zealanders to make sure that we brought their family members back."
Mike Bush from New Zealand police said specialist divers would return to the island to continue searching for two other bodies believed to there.
Colonel Ryan McKinstry of the New Zealand military said the rescue involved much physical exertion due to the island's difficult terrain.
The eruption Monday occurred as 47 tourists and their guides were exploring the island.
A total of 16 people died, and many of the survivors were badly burned.
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