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/ 10 December 2005
The first shipload of aid for thousands of Vanuatu villagers forced from their homes by an erupting volcano arrived on Saturday at this remote South Pacific island. It arrived as some refugees began complaining of ill health at the largest evacuation centre.
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/ 8 December 2005
Vanuatu’s erupting Mount Manaro volcano burst into spectacular life on Thursday — shooting steam and toxic gases 3 000km into the skies above remote Ambae Island. Huge columns of dense white steam and muddy ash spewed above the South Pacific island to reach the greatest height seen since it began erupting on November 27.