SYDNEY: An island volcano in Papua New Guinea erupted once more Sunday, sending plumes of steam and ash into the air.
Thousands of folks had been evacuated from islands surrounding Kadovar Island off the South Pacific country's north coast because the volcano there started erupting on Jan. 5. Flights within reach had been canceled because of the danger posed by means of ash plumes and ships had been warned to stay away from the island.
Experts warned closing week that seismic job underneath the volcano intended that a major eruption could be impending.
Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has previously stated state sources had been being made available to reinforce evacuations and he has warned northern coastal communities to be alert for imaginable tsunamis.
Kadovar is off the northern coast of New Guinea, the larger island that incorporates Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby.
Papua New Guinea sits on the "Ring of Fire," a line of seismic faults encircling the Pacific that has widespread earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Thousands of folks had been evacuated from islands surrounding Kadovar Island off the South Pacific country's north coast because the volcano there started erupting on Jan. 5. Flights within reach had been canceled because of the danger posed by means of ash plumes and ships had been warned to stay away from the island.
Experts warned closing week that seismic job underneath the volcano intended that a major eruption could be impending.
Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has previously stated state sources had been being made available to reinforce evacuations and he has warned northern coastal communities to be alert for imaginable tsunamis.
Kadovar is off the northern coast of New Guinea, the larger island that incorporates Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby.
Papua New Guinea sits on the "Ring of Fire," a line of seismic faults encircling the Pacific that has widespread earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Island volcano in Papua New Guinea erupts with ash, steam
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