Slideshow (19 images) All the houses are blanketed in ash, completely white.

Each phase has seen an intensification of volcanic activity, with this month's eruption leaving the island blanketed in ash.

Parts of both Vanuatu islands have been blanketed in ash from the latest eruption of the Manaro volcano on Ambae.

Parts of the island have been blanketed in ash from Mt Yasur, which has killed crops and contaminated water supplies.