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New Zealand eruption death toll rises to 18 as body search continues

A land search early Sunday failed to find any sign of two people whose bodies are yet to be recovered. [Photo: AFP]

The death toll from New Zealand's White Island volcano eruption rose to 18 Sunday, including two people whose bodies have not been recovered, police said.

A land search early Sunday failed to find any sign of the missing pair and divers returned to the sea in the afternoon amid increasing speculation both could be in the water.

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