Residents Of Caribbean Island Ordered To Evacuate Due To “Imminent Volcanic Eruption” Warning
IMMINENT VOLCANIC ERUPTION – More than 16,000 residents were given the warning to evacuate the Caribbean Island of St. Vincent.
According to authorities, the La Soufrière volcano could erupt at any given moment. As such, residents residing in the “Red Zone”, covering the northeast and northwest regions of the island were advised to leave.
Meanwhile, footage taken from the volcano already reveals smoke coming out the top. This prompted St. Vincent’s emergency management office to raise alert level Red, meaning a volcanic eruption is believed to be “imminent”.
However, evacuation effort were being thwarted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves announced that residents must get vaccinated for them to get aboard cruise ships to escape the island or seek refuge on another.
Fortunately, other islands near St. Vincent such as St. Lucia, Antigua, Barbados, and Granada said they were willing to take in evacuees. Meanwhile, Gonsalves said residents may use their ID Cards to travel if they don’t have passports.
Please keep the eastern Caribbean in your thoughts this morning🙏🏿 the La Soufrière volcano on the island of St. Vincent 🇻🇨can erupt at any moment now. They’ve been ordered to evacuate. Concerns for our other islands include tsunamis & acid rain
Much like the Philippines, islands in the Caribbean belong to the Pacific Ring Of Fire where volcanos are more active. Other areas within the Ring of Fire include Eurasian, North America, Juan de Fuca, Cocos, Nazca, Antartic, Indian, Australian, and Philippine tectonic plates.
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