位於太平洋島國巴布亞新畿內亞的烏拉旺火山大規模噴發煙霧竄15km,航班取消居民撤離。
❗🌋🇵🇬 - A huge column of ash rises from Mount Ulawun in Papua New Guinea.
— 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformantofc) November 21, 2023
One of the South Pacific nation’s most active volcanoes, #Ulawun erupted on Monday, placing nearby nations temporarily on tsunami alert. pic.twitter.com/gAUGswXbqC
據路透社和博茲曼日報(Bozeman Daily Chronicle)報導,烏拉旺火山在11月20日噴發,將煙霧推向15公里高空。巴布亞新畿內亞地質災害管理部門宣布將火山警戒升至第四級,表示噴發非常強烈。然而,一天後,火山警戒降至第三級,表示噴發程度為中度至強烈,並排除了海嘯可能性。
🌋 **Mount Ulawun Erupts in Papua New Guinea, Ash Reaches 15,000 Meters**
— ChroniBuzz (@liv59224) November 20, 2023
Mount Ulawun on the island of New Britain erupted at approximately 3:30 p.m. (0630 GMT) on Monday, ejecting volcanic smoke soaring to an altitude of 15,000 meters (50,000 feet), according to reports from… pic.twitter.com/BtAki10vGB
根據巴布亞新畿內亞國家廣播公司(NBC PNG)引述的災難管理資深官員貝里(Clement Bailey)的說法,火山噴發後,救援隊已經被派往當地地區協助疏散工作。目前,火山仍在持續噴發,霍斯金斯(Hoskins)機場的航班已被取消,居民21日撤離當地。