Notre-Dame burned. So did New South Wales. Tragedies in suburbs and on a volcanic island. Political jousts and public transport chaos. These were the stories that consumed our attention in 2019
engrossed readers. Forty-seven people including 24 Australians were exploring the island when the eruption occurred, sending plumes of ash 3700 metres into the sky.New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told the nation's Parliament that serious questions needed to be answered about how the tragedy happened.
Hyams Beach has been promoted as having some of the world's whitest sand, but it has become a victim of its own success.Traffic controllers informed them the small coastal village, which has a permanent population of about 110 residents, had space for 400 vehicles and had reached capacity. Traffic counts were showing movements of up to 5000 vehicles a day in the peak holiday period.
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