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July 27, 2018 13:07:40
The entire island population of Vanuatu is expected to be evacuated for the second time in less than a year due eruption of a volcano
. ] About 11,000 people live on the island of Ambae
] About 11,000 people live on the island of Ambae in the north of the country. Manaro volcano has left homes and crops covered with gray ash
The volcano's warning level has been rising this week, after ash clouds have turned into a night when they have blocked the sun
Twitter that the country's cabinet had prolonged the state of emergency and that residents would be ordered to leave.
The ABC talked about to several ministers who confirmed that the decision had been made, but that it should be officially published in the Gazette before being put in place. Link:
@NOAASatellites: The Manaro volcano on the island of Ambae # in Vanuatu erupted today
The official approval is expected later today.
The Manaro volcano has been active for nearly a year, but after a relatively quiet period
Photos taken by the Vanuatu Red Cross show dark noon skies with the sun completely blocked, and cars driving their lighthouses along roads that seem to be covered with gray snow. 19659010] The inhabitants of Ambae were evacuated from the island last September, but were allowed to return there after several weeks when conditions eased.
More than 100 people were displaced from Ambae to the neighboring island of Santo. was also made to move hundreds of others to neighboring Maewo. But there are still thousands of people on the island, where it is predicted a worsening of ash falls
The National Office of Disaster Management (NDMO) said that even safe areas previously designated on Ambae Est were no longer safe. the sky "title =" Vanuatu volcano ash "width =" 700 "height =" 467 "/>
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Photos show a dark sky with the sun completely closed (Provided: Vanuatu Red Cross)
