Maewo

/ mɑːˈeɪwəʊ /

noun

Also called: Aurora. an almost uninhabited island in Vanuatu

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The government’s evacuation notice means residents have to relocate within a week to nearby Maewo, providing incentives such as free transport, food contributions and health services.

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Maewo is still at risk of ashfall, some tell me.

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The scene is duplicated on East Ambae the following day, this time with a much larger ship headed to Maewo and officiated by a local policeman.

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Negotiations are under way between landowners and central government to acquire land for Ambae evacuees on either Maewo or Pentecost – the two closest islands to Ambae, but a safe distance from the volcano, which is one of the most active in the world.

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Ambae’s population has been moved to the closest islands of Maewo, Pentecost and Espiritu Santo until the threat of an eruption has eased.