Caribbean island tackles water, food shortages after volcano eruption
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesReuters The tiny eastern Caribbean island of Saint Vincent was rocked by a fifth day of eruptions from the La Soufriere volcano on Tuesday as leaders warned of shortages of water and the potential need for hundreds of millions of dollars to rebuild. The explosion happened around 6am, causing another […]
Power outages hit St Vincent island amid volcano tremors
Kingstown, St Vincent and the GrenadinesReuters The Caribbean St Vincent island was hit by another explosive event from the La Soufriere volcano early on Sunday, triggering power cuts and water outages in some areas, while ash clouds began to blanket parts of the island of Barbados. After decades of inactivity, the volcano erupted on Friday, […]
Volcano erupts in southern Caribbean, sparking evacuation “frenzy”
Rose Hall, St Vincent and the GrenadinesReuters 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 […]