Mt Bagana eruption emitting significant amount of ash lava flow to nearby villages. Photo: Facebook.com / Rø Gå Tõ
Ash fall from the erupting Mt Bagana in central Bougainville has collapsed a number of traditional houses.
Mt Bagana, began erupting for the first time in 11 years more than two weeks ago, depositing ash over a broad area, with lava flowing into the rivers surrounding the mountain.
A cabinet minister in the government of the autonomous Papua New Guinea region, Theonila Roka Matbob, told RNZ Pacific's Don Wiseman that while the threat has been downgraded to level two, the impact is being widely felt.
