AUCKLAND: The smouldering New Zealand volcano that killed at least six people is still too dangerous for emergency teams to recover bodies from, police said Wednesday, warning that many tourists who escaped the island were so badly burned they were not yet out of danger.

The official death toll after Monday’s explosion on White Island climbed to six late Tuesday when another victim died in hospital.

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