, mostly tourists, in 2019 failed to properly prepare and warn visitors of the risks, prosecutors said at the start of a criminal trial on Tuesday .
The five parties facing court on Tuesday, who have pleaded not guilty, include the company that manages the island, the three directors of the management company and two companies that operated booking agents for the tours. A military helicopter flies at the airport during the rescue mission following the White Island volcano eruptions in Whakatane, New Zealand, Dec 13, 2019.
“No one is suggesting that the timing of this eruption could have been predicted ... but it was foreseeable that it may erupt at some point.”
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