The photos of an explosive eruption from an underwater volcano, spewing ash around the sky on the island of the South Pacific country of Vanuatu, are doing rounds on social media.
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The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department on February 1 shared these photographs on Facebook to let the netizens witness the splendid view of the overall devastation sent flying into the sky.
The department while sharing the photos on Facebook wrote, "Early this morning, reports and observations from locals at Epi indicate an increase in the activity of the East Epi sub-marine volcano at around 7:48am with steam over the sub-marine volcano area. There are also reports of Sulphur dioxide followed by phreatic explosions propelling ash some 100 meters high."
The department also cautioned people to stay away from the site. "People on Epi, Tongoa and the surrounding islands are advised to stay clear of the coast as phreatic explosions may continue and could generate small waves", it wrote.
{{/usCountry}}The department also cautioned people to stay away from the site. "People on Epi, Tongoa and the surrounding islands are advised to stay clear of the coast as phreatic explosions may continue and could generate small waves", it wrote.
{{/usCountry}}Social media users are reacting to the phenomenal incident. A user wrote, "OMG! This came from under the water, my goodness!"
The volcano is situated 68 kilometres north of the capital city of Port Vila. As per the department, the activity at the underwater eruption began just before 8am local time on Wednesday.
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According to AFP, some witnesses of the event said that the ground began to shake and smoke above the site was visible in the early morning hours. However, not long after, explosions from the Vanuatu volcano eruption began to ring out across the nearby shore.
Such eruptions cause several issues and sometimes lead to breathtaking results like newly birthed islands popping up, the report added.