New Sentinel data on Ambae shows false colour from 24 April 2018.
The clearer skies show the major ash coverage across the island.
Colour differences in the lakes likely due to changing chemistry.
Manaro (Lake) Voui has been split into two, producing 4 multi-colored lakes (from L->R, Ngoru, Voui x 2, Lakua).
Heavy ash fall, flash floods and landslides are threatening the residents of #Ambae Island in Vanuatu.
Almost 800 people are relocating on the island to safer areas.
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