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The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
2022 · Film · documentary · 97 min
Directed by Rory Kennedy
A close examination of the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption of 2019 in which 22 lives were lost, the film viscerally recounts a day when ordinary people were called upon to do extraordinary things, placing this tragic event within the larger context of nature, resilience, and the power of our shared humanity.
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White Island exploded and killed 22 visitors here in New Zealand in 2019 [1]. As you say, if an eruption starts, run. Video from that day is chilling, with comment made about how different to normal the pools looked.
Those with uncovered skin suffered horribly, and it’s quite surprisingly how little covering was helpful.
There is a good documentary on it [2].
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Whakaari_/_White_Island_eruption
[2] https://m.imdb.com/title/tt21439528/