Volcano Ambae island

Vanuatu govt finalising 'second home' for Ambae residents

The office's operations manager said the government had secured a site on Maewo and was negotiating for three others.

Peter Korisa said the confirmed site is 209 hectares and can support up to 400 families.

Mr Korisa said the average ni-Vanuatu household has five members and that there are currently over 300 families looking to relocate.

He said the government would help families move by offering transport, shelter, food and water as well as a half-hectare of land for crops and livestock.