Atlanta woman among victims of deadly volcano eruption

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An Atlanta-area woman was among the 19 people killed by a volcaniceruption in New Zealand last month, police confirmed Friday.Mayuari Singh, 42, died after the Dec. 9 eruption on White Island, NewZealand Police said in a news release.Singh and her husband, Pratap Singh, were hospitalized in the days afterthe eruption, WXIA-TV reported. The Stone Mountain woman died Dec. 22,according to Wages and Sons funeral home.Forty-seven people were visiting the tourist destination when the volcanoerupted, killing 13 initially and leaving more than two dozen hospitalizedwith severe burns. Six victims have died in hospitals.