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SVG Eruption and Evacuation Underscore Rapid-Response Caribbean Solidarity Share this post: The eruption of La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) last Thursday was long-awaited and expected, but its effects could not have been predicted, ash clouds flying high and spreading as far as Barbados. The evacuation was planned and though initially chaotic, improved with time and better management. Following the Red Flag from The UWI’s Seismic Research Centre (SRC), national emergency units in neighboring islands (like Saint Lucia’s NEMO) sprang into action advising residen...

news Ecuador's Sangay volcano erupts, spews ash 8 kilometers dw.com 12/03/2021 dw.com The sky of Riobamba, the capital of the province of Chimborazo, was overcast by an ash cloud on Thursday. Riobamba is at least 50 kilometers away from the volcano. © José Jácome/Agencia EFE/Imago Images The volcano has recorded activity since 2019 Ecuador's Sangay volcano erupted on Thursday, spewing clouds of ash as high as 8,500 meters (about 28, 890 feet) into the sky. The sky of Riobamba, the capital of the province of Chimborazo, was overcast by an ash cloud. Riobamba is at least ...