An explosive eruption rocked La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent following mandatory evacuation orders from the local government.
Erouscilla Joseph, director of the University of the West Indies Seismic Center, said that the ash column is estimated to have risen as high as 10 kilometers (6 miles) on Friday. There is heavy ashfall in the near vicinity, she said. More explosions could occur.
Joseph said it was impossible to predict whether any potential upcoming explosions would be bigger or smaller than the first one.
The volcano last erupted in 1979, and a previous eruption in 1902 killed some 1,600 people.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – An explosive eruption rocked La Soufriere volano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent on Friday following mandatory evacuation orders from the local government.
Erouscilla Jospeh, director of the University of the West Indies Seismic Center, said the ash column rose as high as 10 kilometres (6 miles).
The eruption followed mandatory evacuation orders issued Thursday as officials began to move people who live near La Soufriere volcano, planning to soon place them aboard cruise ships, send them to nearby islands or take them to shelters elsewhere in St. Vincent that are outside the danger zone.
Roughly 16,000 people live in the red zone and will need to be evacuated, Erouscilla Joseph, director of the University of the West Indies’ Seismic Research Center, told The Associated Press.
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Thousands Evacuated From Caribbean Island After Volcanic Eruption
Experts said the ash column at La Soufriere volcano on St. Vincent rose more than 20,000 feet high.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) An explosive eruption rocked La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent on Friday after the government ordered thousands to evacuate their homes nearby.
Experts said the ash column rose more than 20,000 feet (6 kilometers) high and that the majority of the ash was headed northeast into the Atlantic Ocean.
However, heavy ashfall also was reported in communities around the volcano and beyond, with authorities saying some evacuations were limited by poor visibility.
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