Volcanoes & Eruptions

Volcanoes & Eruptions

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Australian survivor of NZ volcano eruption wakes from coma to devastating news

After lying in a coma in a Melbourne hospital for two months, Lisa Dallow woke up on Tuesday to heartbreaking news.

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South Australian mum Lisa Dallow, inset, woke from a two-month coma on Tuesday.

EXCLUSIVE: Family’s plea after volcano victim, 72, wakes up on Christmas Day

John Cozad suffered devastating burns when the White Island volcano erupted. His family is just grateful he’s alive.

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John Cozad suffered burns to 40 per cent of his body when the White Island volcano erupted.

Couple ties the knot in the Philippines as volcano erupts behind them

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A couple in the Philippines went ahead with their wedding Sunday despite the eruption of a volcano spewing ash into the sky behind them.

Traumatised cruise ship passengers dock in Sydney after volcano ordeal

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A couple, inset, waits for passengers disembarking the Ovation of the Seas after it arrived in Sydney on Monday.

Brisbane mum and daughter killed in volcano eruption died doing what they loved

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Julie and Jessica Richards had a close relationship and a love for adventure and the outdoors.

White Island's haunting history and the souls it possesses

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The ruins of a sulphur mine with a tragic history remain on White Island.