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Only Vaccinated Persons Can Board Evacuation Vessels to Leave Island Volcano - St. Vincent PM | 11 April 2021 | After a massive 6 mile-high eruption of ashes from the Soufriere volcano frightened the residents of Saint Vincent, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said that only those who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 could board the cruise ships evacuating people off the island. The chief medical officer would be identifying the persons already vaccinated so that we can get them on the ship, Gonsalves told reporters. He then explained that there were not enough personnel operating the ships to retain evacuees on them; they can only transport passengers. Those that are vaccinated, [the chief medical officer] can get them going on the vessel, the prime minister said.
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Ash and smoke billow as the La Soufriere volcano erupts in Kingstown on the eastern Caribbean island of St Vincent on April 9, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
ST. JOHN S, Antigua and Barbuda－Ash covered much of the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent on Saturday, and the stench of sulfur filled the air after a series of eruptions from a volcano that had been quiet for decades.
The thick dust was also on the move, traveling 175 kilometers to the east and starting to impact the neighboring island of Barbados. Barbadians have been urged to stay indoors as thick plumes of volcanic ash move through the atmosphere, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency said.