A trial opened Tuesday over 's 2019 White Island volcanic eruption, a 'massive explosion' that engulfed tourists and killed 22 people while leaving others with terrible burns.Around 50 people, mostly tourists from Australia, were on White Island - also known as Whakaari - in December 2019 when a deadly column of burning ash and steam blasted from a volcanic vent.The eruption off the coast of the country's North Island claimed 22 lives and left dozens more with horrific injuries, prompting a massive medical operation that saw victims treated in burns units across New Zealand and Australia.
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