Vineyard workers head home to Vanuatu's venting volcanoSCOTT HAMMOND/STUFF Vineyard workers, from left, Hannington Banga, David Banga, Shephard Vina and Brian Tari will fly home to Vanuatu on Wednesday despite the risk of a volcanic eruption. Vineyard workers from Vanuatu wrapped up for the season in Marlborough say they are excited to head home, despite the risk of a large volcanic eruption. Their families living on the island of Ambae, near the erupting volcano, were safe, they said. NZPA/AP Steam billows from the Monaro volcano on Ambae in 2005. RNZ The state of emergency continues this morning on the Vanuatu island of Ambae, which is under threat from the island's Monaro volcano.

Source: Stuff September 26, 2017 04:30 UTC