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WHAKATANE — Intensifying fears of another eruption frustrated efforts to recover bodies from New Zealand's White Island on Thursday as the official death toll from the volcano disaster rose to eight. Police said two people died in hospital overnight, taking the confirmed number of fatalities to eight, with the bodies of another eight people believed to be on the island. Many more victims of Monday's explosion are battling to survive after suffering horrific burns at the popular tourist attraction, which police said was still too dangerous to land on. "Police remain focused on supporting families at this terrible time," they said in a statement. Health officials said that 23 survivors were being treated in New Zealand, 17 of them listed as critical, and another five had been transferred to Australia. Sydney high school Knox Grammar named the latest fatalities as brothers Matthew and Berend Hollander, saying their deaths were a "devastating loss for our community". It said the … [Read more...] about Fears of further eruption as New Zealand volcano toll climbs

  A man controls his flycam drone in Hà Nội. — Photo thegioitiepthi.vn HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has asked the Ministry of National Defence to co-cordinate with the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to request declarations from organisations and individuals which own unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), also known as drones, and ultralight aircraft in the country. Bình, who is also chairman of the National Civil Aviation Security Committee, said it was among many measures addressing the evolving threat to civil aviation involving these pieces of equipment. Bình said drones and ultralight aircraft were being widely applied in many fields, bringing many benefits in socio-economic development. However, due their ease of transportation, control and low cost, the equipment was becoming a threat to the security and safety of civil aviation. Thus, it was necessary to … [Read more...] about Government gets serious about unmanned and ultralight aircraft