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Study finds 320k Aucklanders would need to evacuate if volcano erupted

Bernadette Basagre Reporter from Central Leader

Kia ora Neighbours,

More than 320,000 Aucklanders may need to evacuate the supercity in the event of a volcanic eruption, and it will take more than two days for them all to get safely away, new research has found.

The study, was published in the Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research this month.

Previous research from the University of Otago found Aucklanders would get between five and 15 days’ warning of an impending volcanic eruption.

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