This is the first time the volcano has had major activity since 1979.
The La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines had not erupted since 1979, but that has since changed. In a matter of days, it has erupted three times. This has prompted Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves to issue mandatory evacuation orders.
During the eruptions, La Soufriere ash plumes spewed as high as 50,000 feet. Official state that there could be even more explosions in the next few days or weeks. They add that the ash could affect travel to surrounding areas like Barbados.
St. Vincent has a total population of about 100,000, and 16,000 of those residents who live in the “red zones” near the volcano were the ones who evacuated. Cruise ships are taking them to neighboring islands like Jamaica, Guyana and Antigua, which have offered to assist.
The La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas Monday just days after the nation s prime minister said cruise ships would evacuate the vaccinated only.
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Last week's eruption of La Soufrière volcano in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, has left the entire population of the main island without clean water.