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St. Vincent volcano in Caribbean erupts again in large explosion
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Smoke and ash are seen during an eruption on Friday from the La Soufriere volcano on the island of St. Vincent in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Photo by UWI Seismic Research/EPA-EFE
April 12 (UPI) A volcano on the southeastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted again on Monday and residents were told to expect more ash clouds.
More than 16,000 people have evacuated their homes since La Soufrière volcano first erupted on Friday. St. Vincent is the largest island of the country St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The La Soufriere volcano erupted Friday morning on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, then again in the afternoon, sending columns of ash more than 20,000 feet into the air.
The eruptions followed mandatory evacuation orders from the government. Roughly 16,000 people live in the red zone near the volcano and required evacuation, according to Erouscilla Joseph, director of the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center.
“More explosions could occur,” she said Friday morning, adding that it was impossible to predict whether any potential upcoming explosions would be bigger or smaller than the first one.
There were no immediate reports of casualties from the eruption that occurred four days short of the 42nd anniversary of the last significant eruption.