Day turns to night as ash falls on Barbados
Sunday 11 April 2021
The dark skies over Barbados on Saturday morning, the result of ash clouds from eruptions at La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent. Photo Connor Blades/Twitter
Clouds of volcanic ash over Barbados, after continuous eruptions by La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent, turned day into night on Saturday.
The ash has already affected life in Barbados, which is 118 miles east of St Vincent and the Grenadines.
At 8.30 am on Saturday, its Met Office issued a severe volcanic ash and small-craft warning. Then the Barbados Government Information Service Facebook page said Barbados’ Chief Medical Officer, Dr Kenneth George, advised residents to stay indoors except for essential activities or medical emergencies. And if going outdoors was necessary, people should wear a mask or cloth face covering.
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April 10, 2021
Gloom has settled over the land, as Barbadians woke up to deeply overcast skies – the fallout of a plume of ash from the erupting La Soufriere volcano in neighbouring St Vincent.
The ashfall triggered the closure of the airport and air quality health warnings from the authorities, as the pall cast over the island triggered memories of the volcano’s last major eruption exactly 42 years ago.
Residents in north and western parishes particularly St Lucy and St Peter describe a fine black dust settling on outdoor surfaces.
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) said that ashfall has been affecting the island since late yesterday evening and into this morning.
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Key points and live updates from the April 10, 2021 address to the nation by Minister of Tourism Senator Lisa Cummins.
The Grantley Adams International Airport is closed.
Every precaution was taken to secure equipment.
As of 5:30 p.m., yesterday, our airspace was declared close by the Civil Aviation.
We don’t have any promises or guarantees on what tomorrow will hold.
Let’s hope that on May 8 we will see a clearing of the skies.
By summer we are expecting a modest return of the tourism product.
I am not aware of any accommodation requests from St Vincent.
There is no tourism economy in the world that is not facing uncertainty.