New Zealand Red Cross name Australians missing in White Island eruption


  • World
  • Tuesday, 10 Dec 2019

The view of the Whakaari, also known as White Island, volcano in New Zealand, December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A website managed by the New Zealand Red Cross on Tuesday listed 17 Australians as still missing in the White Island volcanic eruption, including a family of four from the northern suburbs of Sydney.

The Langford family, including parents Anthony Langford, 51, and Kristine Langford, and teenage children Jesse, 19, and Winona, 17, were passengers on a cruise ship when they took a tour around the island, local media reported.

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