U.N. says St. Vincent situation could become a humanitarian crisis
Sr. Vincent Volcano Eruptions Continue For A Second Week
By: FOX 17
and last updated 2021-04-19 23:17:44-04
ST. VINCENT â Mount La Soufriere is still erupting on the Island of St. Vincent and now the United Nations (U.N.) is calling for international help and all hands are on deck in helping St. Vincentians who have been pushed out of their homes fear that the volcanoes could cause more problems the COVID-19.
The United Nations says this could become a humanitarian crisis.
With more than about twenty-thousand people displaced nearby Islands Barbados and St. Lucia have offered to take in those trying to escape.
St Vincent suffers shortages and fears Covid outbreaks as La Soufriere volcanic eruption continues
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La Soufrière volcano, which had been dormant since 1979 but started rumbling in December 2020, erupted on Friday 9 April. Since then, molten rock has streamed down the mountain and eruptions have covered much of the island in grey volcanic dust and rock fragments. A near-constant succession of earthquakes and tremors are reminders that the volcanic activity is far from over.
14April. Start of another explosion observed from Belmont by scientist at 11:30 am. Photo credit: Thomas Christopher, MVO.
Officials have cautioned neighboring countries including St Lucia, 76km north of St Vincent, to stay indoors and anticipate air pollution as a resulting effect of the eruption of harmful chemicals during the volcano. NASA reports that the volcanic plume shot 12 miles in the air, affecting air quality in Barbados to the east. The plume of sulphur dioxide is said to have detected in
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More people have fled their homes on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent as La Soufrière volcano rumbles loudly for a third day and the heavy weight of.