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St. Vincent’s La Soufriere volcano blows in ‘explosive eruption’

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volcano in St. Vincent has erupted, spewing ash and lava in a dramatic event that followed a declaration of disaster in the Caribbean nation.The “explosive eruption” began at 8:41 a.m.

on Friday, according to the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC). The centre had warned about alarming seismic activity at the volcano only a day prior.“All persons in the Red Zone are asked to evacuate immediately!” St.

Vincent and the Grenadines’ National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) said in a statement on Friday morning.NEMO says it has seen ash plumes of up to 8 kilometres high, and ash has also been found at that Argyle International Airport roughly 19 km to the south.

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