Irishwoman named on list of survivors of New Zealand volcano eruption

Eimear Doyle, 26, from Co Wexford, was posted on the New Zealand Red Cross website, which allows people to register the names of their loved ones gone missing in the disaster.A Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman said they are aware of the case of an Irish person caught up in the disaster.It is believed that no other Irish person was caught up in the disaster.

A spokesman said this morning: "Police can confirm a further person has died following the eruption on Whakaari / White Island, bringing the official toll to six."Police remain focused on supporting families at this terrible time."Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said reconnaissance flights showed no signs of life on the ash covered island, and police doubted whether any survivors would be found. "The scale of this tragedy is devastating," Ardern said in parliament.

Police said 47 people were on the uninhabited island, a popular sightseeing excursion for tourists, at the time of the eruption.

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