Charter activations
Volcano in Papua New Guinea
A volcano on Papua New Guinea's Kadovar island has erupted, sending plumes of steam and ash 800m into the air with experts warning seismic activity beneath the volcano means an eruption could be imminent.
Thousands of people have been evacuated from the surrounding islands near Papua New Guinea's north coast with resources being deployed to support the relief effort. Flights around the area have been cancelled and ships warned to stay at a distance from the island.
The Rabaul Volcanological Observatory reported several moderate explosions from Kadovar in the days prior, and reported that the ash clouds had drifted tens of kilometres southwards.
In addition, the prime minister also warned coastal communities to stay alert to the small possibility of tsunamis.
Type of Event: | Volcano |
Location of Event: | Papua New Guinea |
Date of Charter Activation: | 2018-01-22 |
Time of Charter Activation: | 07:22 |
Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+01:00 |
Charter Requestor: | Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) on behalf of National Disaster Center (NDC), PNG |
Activation ID: | 563 |
Project Management: | AIT |