Monday, October 09, 2006
Winds soften erupting volcano's impact
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(ABC News Online) from Papua New Guinea.
Favourable winds have saved the tiny town of Rabaul on Papua New Guinea's New Britain island from the effects of a devastating volcanic eruption.
Mount Tavurvur, on the outskirts of the former provincial capital Rabaul, erupted yesterday with a blast that shattered windows up to 12 kilometres away.
Around 200 people in nearby villages were evacuated by boats as the 700-metre peak spewed ash, rock and smoke up to 18 kilometres into the air.
Local hotel owner Bruce Alexander says if it was not for favourable winds, the damage could have been far worse than the 1994 eruption that destroyed much of Rabaul and forced the construction of a new capital, Kokopo, 20 kilometres away.
"It was an extremely lucky escape because the volume of ash that...
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South African BirdsPosted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(ABC News Online) from Papua New Guinea.
Favourable winds have saved the tiny town of Rabaul on Papua New Guinea's New Britain island from the effects of a devastating volcanic eruption.
Mount Tavurvur, on the outskirts of the former provincial capital Rabaul, erupted yesterday with a blast that shattered windows up to 12 kilometres away.
Around 200 people in nearby villages were evacuated by boats as the 700-metre peak spewed ash, rock and smoke up to 18 kilometres into the air.
Local hotel owner Bruce Alexander says if it was not for favourable winds, the damage could have been far worse than the 1994 eruption that destroyed much of Rabaul and forced the construction of a new capital, Kokopo, 20 kilometres away.
"It was an extremely lucky escape because the volume of ash that...
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