Smoke and ash fills the air as Mount Tavurvur erupts in Rabaul in eastern Papua New Guinea on 30 August 2014. Photo: AFP / Ness Kerton
19 September marks 30 years since the twin volcanic eruptions decimated the beautiful seaside town of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain.
The Vulcan and Tavurvur volcanoes situated on opposite sides of Rabaul's Simpson Harbour, erupted sending giant mushroom clouds into the sky.
Residents were relatively accustomed to quakes and minor eruptions, but some remembered a devastating eruption in 1937 and were preparing for the worst.
