Panic in the Caribbean following the eruption of the Soufriere volcano – News

Volcanic activity on the main island of St. Vincent was first detected Thursday, when Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves urged more than 16,000 residents of at-risk red areas to evacuate urgently.

At 13 GMT on Friday, seismologists from the University of the Indies confirmed that an “explosive eruption” was in progress, the website reported. BBC.

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Since last Thursday, the local Prime Minister, Ralph Gonsalves, urged more than 16,000 inhabitants of the red zones at risk to evacuate urgently.

The evacuees were transferred to cruise ships and to safer places on the island.

Local media reported an increase in the activity of the Montagne Pelée volcano on the island of Martinique, north of Saint-Vincent.

Soufriere volcano is the first eruption on San Vicente Island since 1979, while the most miserable was recorded in 1902, when more than 1,000 people died.