The volcanic eruption at Soufriere volcano sent a six-mile-high eruption of an ash plume that prompted Saint Vincent PM Ralph Gonsalves to allow evacuation of vaccinated people on vessels. He made that decision to lessen the transmission of COVID-19 amongst the evacuees.
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media captionAsh fell like snow on Saint Vincent following the eruptions
The Caribbean island of St Vincent is likely to see further volcanic eruptions and ash fall over the coming days, experts have warned.
The La Soufrière volcano first erupted on Friday, blanketing the island in a layer of ash and forcing more than 16,000 people to evacuate their homes.
Smaller explosions continued over the weekend, triggering widespread outages of electricity and water supplies.
Emergency officials have described the landscape as a battle zone . The volcano continues to erupt explosively with the production of copious amounts of ash, the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center said.