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Geologist and lead scientist, Professor Richard Robertson (left) and volcano-seismologist, Roderick Stewart at the Belmont Observatory. (Searchlight Newspaper) Social Share
Kingstown – The government has moved the alert at the La Soufriere volcano from Red, the highest, to Orange, the third-highest on the four-level scale.
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves said on the state-owned NBC Radio on Thursday that the Cabinet made the decision a day earlier.
The alert level was raised to Red on April 8 when the evacuation order was given, about 15 hours before La Soufriere erupted explosively on April 9.
A Red alert means that an eruption is in progress or may occur without further warning.
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7 Hrs Ago A desolate strip of road on the east coast of the Red Zone a few miles from the erupting La Soufriere volcano. Photo courtesy Searchlight Newspaper
HELEN Bhagwansingh, co-founder of Bhagwansingh s group of companies, together with its management and staff, have dispatched a container loaded with essential items to St Vincent and the Grenadines.
The container, carrying water, food items and medical supplies, left Trinidad on Tuesday and is expected to arrive in St Vincent on Friday at 6 am.
The company issued a media release, saying, Our hearts and prayers are with the people of SVG at this time as they face a national crisis with the ongoing eruptions of the La Soufriere volcano.
2 Hrs Ago A desolate strip of road on the east coast of the Red Zone a few miles from the erupting La Soufriere volcano. Photo courtesy Searchlight Newspaper -
AS DOZENS of Vincentians continue to refuse to leave areas surrounding the La Soufriere volcano, the police are taking matters into their own hands. Anyone caught there, in the “red zone” will be arrested and prosecuted.
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) announced this on Monday afternoon. The volcano erupted three times on Friday and activity has been increasing. An evacuation order was issued on Thursday for those in the “red zone” in the northern part of the island.
SVG animal shelter seeks donations as volcanic activity continues
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Animals left abandoned in the town of Georgetown, which lies within the red zone on the east coast. Photo courtesy Searchlight Newspaper
THE Vincentian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (VSPCA) has launched an emergency GoFundMe page as the La Soufriere volcano becomes increasingly active.
It is also urging owners not to leave their pets behind when evacuating.
The volcano erupted three times on Friday and activity has been increasing. An evacuation order was issued on Thursday for those in the “red zone” in the northern part of the island.