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St Vincent volcano: Power cuts after another ‘explosive event’

Published 12 April, 2021

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There has been another “explosive event” at a volcano on the Caribbean island of St Vincent, with power outages and water supplies cut off.

The La Soufrière volcano first erupted on Friday, blanketing the island in a layer of ash and forcing some 16,000 people to evacuate their homes.

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Fishing in the south of St Lucia disrupted by volcanic ash

Published 12 April, 2021

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The Laborie jetty, from where St Vincent could be seen on a normal day

The ashfall from the La Soufriere Volcano in St Vincent which erupted last Friday, April 9, has impacted fishers in the south of Saint Lucia.

The situation has resulted in a bad few days of fishing for many fishers of the south who went to sea between Friday and today.

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Volcano erupts for a second time on Caribbean island of St. Vincent

Published 9 April 2021

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CNN)The La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted for a second time Friday, according to the country’s National Emergency Management Organization, NEMO.

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NODS making final preparations to receive Vincentian evacuees

Published 9 April, 2021

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La Soufriere new dome of St Vincent and the Grenadines (Photo courtesy UWI seismic centre.)

By Elesha George

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Philmore Mullin, Director of the National Office of Disaster Services (NODS), says the office is “tidying up arrangements” that will allow Antigua to receive and host evacuees from St Vincent, if necessary.

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12 Things to do if ashfall occurs due to La Soufriere volcano erupting

Published 9 April, 2021

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Barbados and St Lucia have been warned of possible ashfall if La Soufriere volcano erupts, especially if it is an explosive eruption.

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