Volcanic eruption showers Solomons’ villages with ash


  • World
  • Monday, 23 Oct 2017

WELLINGTON: Residents in the Solomon Islands’ southeast were warned to stay indoors Monday to avoid showers of ash from a volcanic eruption.

Officials said a lack of scientific equipment made it difficult to monitor the situation on Tinakula island, which lies just north of Vanuatu where 11,000 people were evacuated last month following an eruption on Ambae island.

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