Evacuated Matapit Islanders (foreground) watch Tavurvur volcano erupt on New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea, 07 October 2006. Tavurvur (also spelt: Tuvurvur) erupted violently, sending a plume of ash 18 kms into the air, causing some 2,000 residents to flee as lava flowed from the caldera into Simpson Harbour. AFP PHOTO/Bruce ALEXANDER