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Vanuatu Volcano Alert Passes, And Islanders Are Allowed To Return

After a somewhat frenzied exit from the island of Ambae, officials are trying to ensure residents' return trips are orderly.

Nearly one month after an entire island was evacuated over concerns of a pending volcanic eruption, thousands of people are now being allowed to return to Ambae, and island in the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu.

Some 11,000 people live on the island, an oblong land mass that's dominated

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