ambae in A Sentence

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The image below of Ambae was taken yesterday.

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Families on neighbouring islands are chartering boats to help get people off Ambae.

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The 10,000 or so people who remain on Ambae island have mixed feelings about the plans.

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Traditional religion even has it that the islands are part of a family- Pentecost being the mother, Maewo the father and Ambae the son.

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On 12 April news articles noted that ashfall had affected the N part of Ambae, with photos showing thick ashfall deposits on houses and agricultural land, and reports of contaminated water supplies.

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You may remember that we have previously mentioned the on-going eruptive activity of Manaro Voui crater, which is forcing the permanent evacuation of the 11,000 inhabitants of Ambae, one of the islands of Vanuatu.

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According to news articles and the Vanuatu Red Cross, residents of Ambae began to evacuate the island during 1-8 August under the governments orders due to the effects of significant ashfall from the ongoing eruption at Lake Voui.

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On 18 March the Vanuatu Geohazards Observatory(VGO) reported that eruptive activity at Ambae's Lake Voui during February-March was similar to activity observed at the end of October 2017, but with more sustained ash emissions from explosions at the vent.

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The land that Ambae's residents will be moved to on Santo is only available for a 6 month period as a rental, creating further uncertainty as these people try to re-build their lives, including re-establishing their livelihoods on another island.

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Due to continuing activity, including ash fall which has reportedly killed tree coverage, crops, and vegetables, an estimated 8,000 people have now been relocated from the north and south of Ambae to the west and east by either boat, trucks(along bumpy terrain!),!

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Com, due to this recent resurgence in eruptive activity, which has led to heavy ash-fall over most of the island, house collapses, crop failure, affected livestock and contaminated drinking water supplies, all 11,000 inhabitants of Ambae are being evacuated to the neighbouring island of Santo this June.

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In contrast to the situation(mentioned above) on Bali, Ambae was not as prepared prior to the eruption of Manaro Voui, and current challenges on the island include not enough space at temporary evacuation centres, lack of shelter, dwindling supplies of food and drinking water*, and insufficient sanitation and hygiene facilities.

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