Report filed by Raghib Apparicio – News Reporter
A disaster management official is allaying concerns that this country could be impacted by a tsunami if there were to be an explosive eruption of St Vincent and the Grenadines’ La Soufriere Volcano.
Director of the National Office of Disaster Services Philmore Mullin addressed the issue on Antigua Barbuda Today.
He warns however the Caribbean’s geographical location places it at increased risk from disasters such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Tsunamis are often after-effects of these disasters.
An effusive eruption began last month at the La Soufrière Volcano, where the lava flows steadily from the ground.
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Monitoring intensifies at La Soufriere
The dome on January 6, 2020 – showing appreciable growth. (Photos UWI SRC)
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Efforts to gather as much scientific information as possible on activities at La Soufrière (volcano) have intensified.
Not least among those contributing to the effort is Drone Pilot Rommel De Freitas.
He strengthens and supports the work of a team of scientists from the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (SRC), St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
That team is led by Professor Richard Robertson, Geologist attached to the SRU, and includes Instrumentation Engineer Lloyd Lynch, and Engineering Technician Ian Juman.
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