Surgeons are working around the clock to help tourists who suffered horrendous burn injuries in the eruption of the New Zealandโ€™sย White Island volcano, health experts have said.

New Zealand health authorities have reportedly ordered 1.2m sq cm of skin from the US in order to treat those injured: 27 of whom had burns toย more than 30% of their body, with some having burns to 90-95% of their body. For context, experts say the palm of a hand is about 1.5% of the area of the body.