GNS scientist Graham Leonard said the volcanic island in the Eastern Bay of Plenty of New Zealand's North Island is highly volatile at the moment.

According to updated calculations provided by GeoNet volcanologists on Thursday afternoon, there is a 50 percent to 60 percent chance of another eruption occurring that could impact outside of the marked vent area within the next 24 hours.

Since around 4:00 a.m. Wednesday local time, the level of volcanic tremor has significantly increased at the island, said GeoNet on Wednesday.

“I hope the time comes when we can all pay tribute to what they did today, because although the best science and information available was used to try and make sure that we looked after them, there was a huge amount of courage still required to do what they did today,” Arden said, while acknowledging those involved in Friday’s recovery operation.

Two Chinese nationals were among those injured, according to the Chinese embassy in New Zealand.

Ashley Bloomfield, director general of the New Zealand Ministry of Health, said at a press conference on Wednesday that the national multiple complex burn action plan had been activated. Many of the injured tourists are said to have more than 30 percent of body burnt.

The small team of two doctors and six nurses at Whakatane Hospital's emergency department "were confronted with one of the country's largest natural disasters," the hospital said.

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