Tanna volcano

Visiting this pristine, wild Pacific island is like stepping back in time

Power supplies are intermittent and arranged marriages are common.

Even my transfer from Tanna’s White Grass Airport is a throwback to another time. After a 40-minute flight from Port Vila, I’m collected in a safari-style vehicle with open rows of seats fitted in the back. Our driver, whose impressive dreadlocks hang halfway down his back, drives us three kilometres north along a dusty track before turning into the White Grass Ocean Resort, one of just a few on the island.

Ash fall victims on Vanuatu’s Tanna island to receive food supplies

An assessment on 31 March 2020 conducted by NDMO on Tanna shows that there are major impacts on the livelihoods of the people from the East to the Central parts of the island. The report shows that priority needs at the moment are food and water.

The government through the Food Security and Logistics Clusters assisted the Tanna Ash Fall victims with a shipment of 5,650 cartoons of bottled water, 5,650 bags of rice and 5,650 cartoons of canned food.