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Event: VO Volcano Number: 2005-000016 Country: PNG Papua New Guinea Location: Manam Island Date (YMD): 2005-2-10 Time: Duration: Magnitude: Information Source: IFRC Information Bulletin No. 1 Comments: Manam volcano, located on Manam Island, 15 kilometres off the coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG), began erupting with new intensity on January 28. The Rabaul Volcanologic al Observatory (RVO) reported that a large volcano eruption took place between 1 to 2 am (local time) on January 28. The ash cloud produced by the eruption reached an altitude of more than 18 kilometres and drifted westward across West Papua, the eastern-most province of Indonesia. PNG?s National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) has reported that the flow of scoria and lava on the south-eastern part of the island has swept away a number of houses. One person is missing, presumed dead. Aproximate Location::   THIS DISASTER ON THE INTERNET:	Useful Links: Back to Search results New Search Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Related Records: