It was an unusually large eruption, said Steve Saunders of the Rabaul Volcano Observatory (RVO). Ash falls were so heavy that trees broke under the weight, the RVO reported.
In addition to the ash, lava has cut off the New Britain Highway in three different locations, according to local media.
More than 5,000 people were forced to flee their homes after Mount Ulawun, known to be one of the most hazardous volcanoes in the world, erupted in a remote part of Papua New Guinea’s West New Britain.
Satellite imagery showed the eruption plume reaching heights of between 8 and 9.3 miles (13 and 15 km).
The Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (DVAAC) issued a threat warning to aviation to reroute around the cloud, which was above the cruising level of commercial airlines, and flights have been cancelled into nearby Hoskins Airport
Video from Australian Bureau of Meteorology
https://twitter.com/BOM_au/status/1033202402478972929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fnews%2F2018-08-26%2Fpapua-new-guinea-volcano-erupts-forcing-villagers-to-flee%2F10166370
Thanks to Laurel for these links
“The plumes from this one and recent other Asian ones and the biggie in Kurilsk this week will enhance cold weather coming,” says Laurel.
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