![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Dr Erouscilla Joseph, director of the UWI Seismic Research Centre, said La Soufriere erupted throughout the night on Friday into Saturday, constantly pulsing ash into the atmosphere. La Soufriere first erupted early on Friday and by 7 pm there had been three “explosive events.” It is the first time the volcano erupted since 1979. ![]() On Thursday, Prime Minister of SVG Dr Ralph Gonsalves issued an evacuation order for people in the red zones on the northeast and northwest of the islands. People broke into their homes and businesses and so on.” “One of the reasons why some people said they did not want to evacuate was because of what happened the last time (1979). More than 3,000 people are in shelters in St Vincent and the Grenadines as the islands continue to be covered in volcanic ash from the La Soufriere volcano.Įditor-in-chief of Searchlight newspaper, Clare Keizer, said by noon on Saturday there were reports of about 3,200 people in shelters and those who did not evacuate from the red and orange zones were either leaving or calling for assistance to leave the area. Saturday 10 April 2021 Residents of Chateaubelair who were evacuated to the Central Leeward Secondary School at Peters Hope in St Vincent on Friday afternoon. News 3,000 in shelters, volcanic ash covers St Vincent ![]()
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