Pacific island evacuated after volcano rumblings

The threat of a volcanic eruption on the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu has prompted the compulsory evacuation of the entire island of Ambae, which is home to 11,000 people.

Vanuatu’s National Disaster Management Office said it was the first time in living memory that an island’s whole population had been moved because of volcanic activity.

The Manaro Voui volcano, which last erupted in 2005, sent up a plume of steam and ash over the weekend, prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency.