Updated / Wednesday, 14 Apr 2021
20:56
The satellite images were shot before and after the eruption of a volcano on Saint Vincent (Credit: Satellite Image/Maxar Technologies)
Satellite imagery shot before and after the eruption of a volcano on the tiny eastern Caribbean island of Saint Vincent showed ash covering the settlement of Richmond Vale and its surroundings.
Satellite company Maxar Technologies released the comparison images yesterday as the island was rocked by a fifth day of eruptions from La Soufriere volcano.
Credit: Satellite Image/Maxar Technologies
After decades of inactivity, the volcano first erupted on 9 April, spewing dark clouds of ash some 10km into the air and prompting an evacuation of some residents living nearby.
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