Papua New Guinea's 'killer' volcano erupts back to life

Agencies Published August 29, 2014
Mount Tavurvur erupting in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of local communities and international flights to be re-routed. AFP
Mount Tavurvur erupting in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of local communities and international flights to be re-routed. AFP
Mount Tavurvur erupting in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of local communities and international flights to be re-routed. AFP
Mount Tavurvur erupting in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of local communities and international flights to be re-routed. AFP
Mount Tavurvur erupting in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of local communities and international flights to be re-routed. AFP
Mount Tavurvur erupting in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of local communities and international flights to be re-routed. AFP
Mount Tavurvur erupting in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of local communities and international flights to be re-routed. AFP
Mount Tavurvur erupting in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of local communities and international flights to be re-routed. AFP
Mount Tavurvur erupting in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of local communities and international flights to be re-routed. AFP
Mount Tavurvur erupting in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of local communities and international flights to be re-routed. AFP
A huge smoke billows from Mt. Tavurvu after an eruption in Kokopo, east New Britain, Papua New Guinea. AP
A huge smoke billows from Mt. Tavurvu after an eruption in Kokopo, east New Britain, Papua New Guinea. AP
Evacuated Matapit Islanders watching Mt Tavurvur volcano erupt sending ash and rocks over the already devastated city of Rabaul on New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea. AFP
Evacuated Matapit Islanders watching Mt Tavurvur volcano erupt sending ash and rocks over the already devastated city of Rabaul on New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea. AFP
A huge smoke billows from Mt. Tavurvu after an eruption in Kokopo, east New Britain, Papua New Guinea. AP
A huge smoke billows from Mt. Tavurvu after an eruption in Kokopo, east New Britain, Papua New Guinea. AP

Mount Tavurvur, which destroyed the town of Rabaul when it erupted simultaneously with nearby Mount Vulcan in 1994, rumbled to life early in the morning on the tip of the remote island of New Britain.

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S. A. M.
Sep 01, 2014 07:05pm
Nobody can stand in the way of nature. These incidents remind us of our Lord to whom we have to go back one day and give account of all that we did in our lives.
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