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Soufrière St. Vincent volcano (St. Vincent Island, West Indies): heavy ash fall covered entire island Notícia OVGA 12-04-2021
The landscape of the island is shrouded in the ash blanket from the explosions (image: @VincieRichie/twitter)
A heavy ash fall has blanketed the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and affecting the entire island by extremely poor visibility.
Strong ash and lapilli fall is occurring as far from the volcano as Argyle International Airport some 20 km away as National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) reported.
A fresh scoria was also present in the ash collected at Rabacca river at about 7,4 km from the volcano.
More than 16,000 residents in "red zones" were urged to evacuate.
Fresh scoria collected 7,4 km from the volcano (image: @VincieRichie/twitter)
FONTE: volcanodiscovery.com
ADENDA OVGA:
Localização Geográfica do vulcão Soufrière(Ilha Saint Vincent - Caraíbas)