PORT VILA: Entire communities living under the shadow of a smouldering volcano on an island in Vanuatu will be permanently relocated to another island from next week, the Pacific nation's government has decided. Most villagers on the northern island of Ambae had only recently returned home. The 11,000 people on the island were forced to leave last September when the Manaro volcano erupted. The Council of Ministers has approved four permanent settlements on the nearby island of Maewo, which it will lease from landowners. About 1,000 have already moved to the main island of Espiritu Santo and the capital Port Vila.

Source: New Strait Times May 21, 2018 07:07 UTC