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New Zealand marks one year since volcanic eruption killed 22

by Nick Perry
| December 9, 2020 12:09 AM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A woman whose son was killed in a volcanic eruption in New Zealand a year ago said that as she stood crying, wailing and calling out his name on a beach soon afterward, a stranger came up to her and held her.

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