24 Oct 2017

People affected by Solomons' volcano living on coconuts

From , 6:04 am on 24 October 2017

People affected by an erupting volcano in Solomon Islands say they are living off coconuts because their wells and water tanks have been contaminated by ashfall.

The Tinakula volcano in the country's easternmost Temotu Province began erupting on Saturday, spewing ash over the Reef Islands in the Santa Cruz group.

A volunteer disaster worker in the provincial capital Lata, Jones Harara told Koroi Hawkins the volcano continues to spew ash and lava.

A satellite image of Tinakula, Solomon Islands, taken in 2012.

A satellite image of Tinakula, Solomon Islands, taken in 2012. Photo: NASA Earth Observatory