The government of New Zealand has increased its funding to the victims of Manam volcano disaster to US$680,000. Ten thousand people were evacuated from Manam Island at the end of 2004 after large eruptions made the island uninhabitable. The evacuees are located on the mainland of New Guinea, and face many problems, including lack of fishing grounds, malnutrition, and insufficient housing and medical care. International assistance will be required for years, while land issues are resolved and the islanders are resettled permanently. Evacuees from the 1996 eruptions have still not been adequately resettled, and live in poor conditions on the mainland. Low level activity continues at Manam Volcano.
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