Terrifying moment adventurers’ campsite is ripped apart by a tornado of dust in a South Pacific crater
- The weather turned extreme during a trip to the top of Marum Crater on the isle of Vanuatu
- Significant damage was done to the camp but nobody was injured
Dramatic footage has emerged of a campsite filled with adventurers being ripped apart when it was suddenly hit by a tornado.
The weather turned extreme during an expedition to the top of the Marum Crater, Ambrym, and battered the camp.
Shocked - but not quite blown away - on the island of Vanuata were Brit Chris Horsley and photographer, Geoff Mackley, from New Zealand, who was running trip.
Scroll down for video.
On the expedition to the top of the Marum Crater, Ambrym, run by Geoff Mackley, the weather took a turn for the extreme, blasting through camp
The tornado coming towards the campsite is pictured left, while right is a close-up of the orange dust clouds it was throwing up
One of the explorers emerges from the tent after the chaos of the elements
Mr Mackley said: 'It did quite a bit of damage in the camp, bottles were flying around and tents unpicked, but we fixed it quite quickly.
'It was fairly hard to see when it ripped through camp, due to the dust and rocks it picked up.
'Dust devils are not too common up there but on this day there were literally hundreds of them.
'This one pictured was extremely rough.'
This close-up shows rocks being thrown around by the elements as the tornado struck in the middle of the day
The tornado can be seen through two of the tents at the campsite
Most watched News videos
- Terrifying moment driver overtakes van and narrowly avoids crash
- Russian plane spiralling out of control crashes in sea in Crimea
- Camilla hands out gifts at Royal Maundy ceremony on behalf of King
- Queen Camilla greets children after traditional Maundy service
- Starmer and Rayner embrace as they launch election campaign
- Three men seen running out of Beckenham station after knife attack
- British man fighting for Putin posts video from Russia online
- Heartless criminals steal van terminally ill boy uses
- Tourist is filmed napping in his tent on the beach with a crocodile
- Hilarious moment King's Guard shout 'make way' at pigeons in London
- Police carry slingshots to defend themselves against crazed monkeys
- 'Satan took over me': Hamas terrorist confesses of raping woman