12 Dec 2019

White Island eruption burns victims in need of skin

From First Up, 5:42 am on 12 December 2019

Some of the survivors of the Whakaari / White Island eruption have suffered burns to all but the equivalent of four palm-sized areas of skin. Medical staff are working around the clock to treat the 29 people currently in hospitals around the country. Lydia Batham has more.