Moment tourists flee volcanic eruption is shown in court as trial begins in New Zealand

A trial opened Tuesday over New Zealand’s 2019 White Island volcanic eruption, a ‘massive explosion’ that engulfed tourists and killed 22 people while leaving others with terrible burns.

Around 50 people, mostly tourists from Australia, were on White Island – also known as Whakaari – in December 2019 when a deadly column of burning ash and steam blasted from a volcanic vent.

The eruption off the coast of the country’s North Island claimed 22 lives and left dozens more with horrific injuries,…