Vanuatu's Council of Ministers has met with chiefs and landowners concerning the relocation of about 2000 Ambaeans to the island of Maewo.
Photo: Nixon Garae Tambeana
The Ambaeans were moved there because of the erupting Manaro volcano.
The Daily Post reports Maewo chiefs are opposed to the government buying land for the Ambaeans to settle on.
Foreign Minister Ralph Regevanu said the chiefs of Maewo want custom adoption to enable the evacuees to be adopted into their respective tribes.
The future of the people evacuated from Ambae in Vanuatu remains uncertain. Audio
Vanuatu's Prime Minister has rejected calls by opposition MPs to resign for ignoring the plight of at least 7000 Ambaeans displaced to Santo by the erupting Manaro Volcano.
Vanuatu residents in Pentecost, near the island of Ambae, now have access to fresh water again after their water sources were polluted with ash.
The first community centre for the evacuees from the Manaro volcanic eruption on Ambae, has been opened on Santo in Vanuatu.
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