Vanuatu has reimposed a state of emergency and ordered compulsory evacuations as thick volcanic eruptions blanket the island.
The threat level of Manaro volcano on Ambae Island was raised from two to three on Saturday by the country’s Meteorological and Geo-Hazards Department.
Numerous villagers have already been evacuated, with Vanuatu’s Red Cross reporting several villages have become uninhabitable.
Two evacuation centre’s now host 95 households, yesterday 107 people in the south fled their homes to Santo (Island) on MV Princes Mary.