Hundreds evacuated as Papua New Guinea volcano erupts
Monday, 8 January 2018 () Sydney (AFP) Jan 7, 2018
Some 600 residents on a tiny island off Papua New Guinea have been evacuated after a volcano previously believed to be dormant erupted and spewed a "continuous plume" of ash, officials and reports said Sunday. The volcano on the northern island of Kadovar, more than 500 metres (1,640-feet) high, erupted on Friday, the Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre told AFP. "Since then, it's been e