Residents are evacuating from Rabaul volcano in Papua New Guinea. The volcano erupted at 0845 am (local time) on 7th October 2006. Ash was reported falling around the volcano and at Kokopo. The last large eruption at the volcano was in 1994 when the town of Rabaul was severely damaged.
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