Three Australians are believed to be among five people confirmed dead after a volcanic explosion on New Zealand's White Island.
He said some of the injured were in critical conditions with severe burns
"Our authorities are working closely with the New Zealand authorities to be able to identify all of those people who are currently in hospital. Some of them have very serious injuries."Obviously there are quite severe burns issues and that's why they are in so many different hospitals because they have been taken to the various burns units across New Zealand, but the full details of all of their conditions is not yet known.
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