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Plumes of ash visible from space as Caribbean volcano continues to rumble and thousands flee island Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY © UWI Seismic Research Centre/AFP via Getty Images This handout image courtesy of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Research Centre released on April 9, 2021, shows lightning in the ash column during the eruption of La Soufriere Volcano from Rillan Hill in Saint Vincent. Heavy ash and the stench of sulfur began to blanket parts of the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent Saturday as scientists warned that Friday’s explosion at La Sou...

Reuters Royal Caribbean International and Carnival Cruise sent ships to the Caribbean island Saint Vincent. The ships helped to evacuate northern areas of the island after La Soufrière threatened to erupt. Saint Vincent's National Emergency Management Organisation later tweeted that the volcano did erupt. Ships from both Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean International sailed to the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent to help evacuate people from the volcano's imminent eruption named La Soufrière. The Caribbean island went into red alert on Thursday, with P...

USA TODAY Heavy ash and the stench of sulfur began to blanket parts of the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent Saturday as scientists warned that Friday’s explosion at La Soufriere volcano could be the first of many and thousands continued to evacuate the area. “The first bang is not necessarily the biggest bang this volcano will give,” said geologist Richard Robertson of the University of the West Indies’ Seismic Research Center, during a news conference. Satellite images showed La Soufriere’s plumes visible from space as the threat of more seismic activity displaced an estimat...

BBC News Published media captionThousands flee Caribbean volcano Inhabitants of the Caribbean island of St Vincent have woken up to "extremely heavy ash fall and sulphur smells" after Friday's eruption of the La Soufrière volcano. La Soufrière, dormant for decades, started to become active in December. Thousands of people have been forced out of their homes, and on Thursday Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves urged more than 16,000 residents in "red zones" to evacuate. Ash fall has been recorded as far from the volcano as Argyle International Airport some 20 km (12 miles) away, St Vincent's Nati...

La Soufriere volcano erupts on St. Vincent island, sparking evacuation 'frenzy' Dormant since 1979, the volcano started showing signs of activity in December, spewing steam and smoke and rumbling away. Photo: Reuters Updated: Apr 10, 2021, 04:49 PM IST La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted on Friday after decades of inactivity, sending dark plumes of ash and smoke billowing into the sky and forcing thousands from surrounding villages to evacuate. Dormant since 1979, the volcano started showing signs of activity in December, ...