Ambrym Volcano In Eruption
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From Vernon Wheatley April 2.
THE active volcano on Ambrym Island, New Hebrides, has been erupting with considerable violence. Several fissures have opened up in the side of the mountain and considerable damage was done to both plantations and buildings.
The flow of lava menaced many other properties.
Ambrym has been reasonably quiet for many years and when it is active in a mild way, a smoky haze hangs over the Group. The latest outburst has caused considerable concern. Many people were evacuated to either Paa-uma or Malekula, sime suffering with slight burns. Santo, some 80 or 90 miles away from the vol cano, was covered with a fine dusting of ash and fine cinders which caused nu merous eye complaints and contamination of tank water supplies.
The last time the volcano erupted with any violence was in 1912.