Streets coated with ash after Caribbean volcano eruption – video

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Admin

Video from Georgetown, a community several kilometres away from La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of St Vincent, shows buildings blanketed in a layer of ash after the volcano spectacularly erupted after decades of inactivity.

The eruption of La Soufrière on Friday caused dark clouds of ash to blow about 10km into the air, prompting an evacuation request from the government. Assessing the thick ash covering parts of St Vincent, the disaster response team predicted things may not return to normal for a 'very long time'

St Vincent volcano: heavy ashfall clouds evacuation efforts on Caribbean island

St Vincent volcano: heavy ashfall clouds evacuation efforts on Caribbean island

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Admin

Friday explosion sent plume more than 33,000ft
Antigua and Guyana ready to take evacuees or ship supplies

Extremely heavy ashfall rained down on parts of the Caribbean island of St Vincent on Saturday and a strong sulfur smell enveloped communities, a day after a powerful explosion at La Soufriere volcano uprooted the lives of thousands who evacuated under government orders.

St Vincent rocked by explosive eruptions of La Soufrière volcano – video report

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Admin

An explosive eruption rocked La Soufrière volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St Vincent on Friday following mandatory evacuation orders from the local government. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the burst that occurred just four days short of the 42nd anniversary of the last eruption.

St Vincent rocked by explosive eruptions at La Soufrière volcano

St Vincent rocked by explosive eruptions at La Soufrière volcano

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Admin

National Emergency Management Organisation warned residents to leave and said ash plume had reached 20,000ft

The Caribbean island of St Vincent has been rocked by a string of explosive eruptions at La Soufrière volcano, which spewed clouds of ash miles into the air a day and forced thousands to flee for safety.

Saint Vincent volcano shows signs of eruption being imminent – video

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Admin

Seismologists have warned La Soufrière could erupt in a matter of hours or days and the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent has declared a red alert and issued an evacuation order.

Video posted on social media showed a plume of smoke towering above the volcano, which is the highest point in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Monitoring stations reported long earthquakes, which suggested that fresh magma was trying to reach the surface, and indicated that the volcano was moving to 'an explosive stage'