Activity stirs again at PNG's Manam volcano

5:10 pm on 27 March 2020

Another eruption has been recorded at Papua New Guinea's Manam volcano.

Manam Volcano in Papua New Guinea's Madang province.

Manam Volcano in Papua New Guinea's Madang province. Photo: AFP

The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center in Darwin reported an explosion at Manam that generated an ash plume reaching approximately 3000 metres high.

Manam, a volcanic island located 12km off New Guinea's north coast, last erupted in November last year.

A series of eruptions over the past 15 years has forced many people from the island to mainland PNG.

Displaced Manam Islanders continue to struggle for resettlement on the mainland.