White Island trial: Australian witness says no warnings were given ahead of deadly volcano eruption

Tourists were told there was nothing to worry about', Annie Yongan Lu tells New Zealand court

Guides never mentioned any potential dangers regarding a possible volcanic eruption until tourists were on New Zealand's Whakaari/White Island, the first Australian witness has told a court hearing a landmark case on the deadly 2019 disaster.

Annie Yongan Lu, of Sydney, who was badly burned in the eruption, described how her nails were cracked and her skin bubbled in the aftermath of the eruption, as she gave evidence at the trial via video link from Australia.