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Dec 16, 2022 · The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari: Directed by Rory Kennedy. With Mark Inman, Hazel Osborne, Pouroto Ngaropo, Andy McGregor. Portrays human bravery and resilience after a tragic volcano disaster in New Zealand.
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Whakaari (also known as White Island) is a small island in the Bay Of Plenty, and is an active stratovolcano; that is, a volcano that’s made up from many layers of lava from eruptions over the years. In the ‘80s, it erupted many times, and a major eruption in 2000 caused a big crater. Smaller – but not insignificant – eruptions were also recorded i...
On 9 December, there were 47 people on Whakaari, and 38 of these were tourists from the cruise ship Ovation Of The Seas on a shore excursion. Alongside them were other tourists and tour guides from independent tours. At around 2pm local time, there were two short eruptions, which sent a thick plume of boiling ash and vapour three kilometres high in...
In an interview with 60 Minutes, St John medical director, Dr Tony Smith, said that upon reflection, rescue crews could have flown to the island much earlier than when they did – about two-and-a-half hours after the eruption: “Had we gone to the island sooner, I'm absolutely medically confident... unfortunately, we were not going to save anymore ad...
Survivors' and rescuers' accounts and minute-by-minute footage fuel this gripping documentary about the deadly 2019 volcanic eruption in New Zealand.
- 98 min
Dec 9, 2022 · Watch The Volcano: Rescue From Whakaari with a subscription on Netflix. A close examination of the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption of 2019 in which 22 lives were lost, the...
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Dec 15, 2022 · A volcano erupting in 2019 off the coast of New Zealand, as seen in the documentary “The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari.” Netflix. By Natalia Winkelman. Dec. 15, 2022. The Volcano:...
Dec 15, 2022 · The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari film review — explosive but sentimental documentary. Director Rory Kennedy avoids tackling the profound questions behind a disaster which killed 22...