The Tinakula volcano in the country's easternmost Temotu Province erupted over the weekend spewing ash over nearby islands covering crops and contaminating water supplies.
The National Disaster Management Office is struggling to get together enough water and relief supplies to send to the island which are at least a day's boat journey from the capital Honiara.
A no-fly zone is also hampering relief efforts and no attempt has yet been made to do an aerial survey of the volcano.
