Statement from the island's owners
Local media are widely quoting a statement put out by the island's owners the Whakaari Management Ltd. In it they say: "We are all shocked by what has occurred on Whakaari yesterday and our thoughts are with everyone affected by this tragedy."
The volcano is unusual for being privately owned. Decades ago the government tried to buy it from the Buttle family, but in the end reached an agreement that the site would become a scenic reserve.
Island had an 'emergency shelter'
White·çÀ̺ñÅë¿©ÀÚÁö°©=·çÀ̺ñÅë¿©ÀÚÁö°© Island had a shipping container designed to be used as an emergency shelter in case of volcanic·¹Çø®Ä«½Ã°è=·¹Çø®Ä«½Ã°è eruption, New Zealand website Stuff is reporting.
The six-metre containerÈ«Äá¸íǰ°¡¹æ È«Äá¸íǰÁö°© È«Äá·¹Çø®Ä«=È«Äá¸íǰ°¡¹æ È«Äá¸íǰÁö°© È«Äá·¹Çø®Ä« was taken to the island by the military three years ago - but it's not clear if anyone reached it on Monday.
White Island Flights operationsÀ§ºí·Î¿©¼ºÀÇ·ù=À§ºí·Î¿©¼ºÀÇ·ù manager George Walker said: "It's right at the end by the rocks and I used to say to peopleÇ÷¹À̺¸ÀÌ Äܵ¼=³²ÀÚ¶óÀÌÇÁ½ºÅ¸ÀÏ on the flight, I wonder about the logic of putting it there."
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