Pacific

Vanuatu volcano ash fall intensifies

15:05 pm on 26 July 2018

Up to a thousand people on Vanuatu's Ambae are set to leave the island because of concerns of intensifying ash fall due to the Manaro volcano.

Ash is impacting visibility along the Southern side of the island to the extent that is is blocking out the sun.

Koro Vaka'uta reports. 

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Volcanic ash has turned day to night on Ambae. Photo: Vanuatu Red Cross