Ash-covered island of St. Vincent braces for more eruptions
By Associated Press
Published: April 10, 2021, 6:34pm
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A road is blanketed in volcanic ash at the international airport in Kingstown, on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent, Saturday, April 10, 2021 due to the eruption of La Soufriere volcano. (AP Photo/Orvil Samuel) (lucanus ollivierre/Associated Press)Photo Gallery
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent — People who ignored an initial warning to evacuate the area closest to a volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent raced to get clear Saturday, a day after it erupted with an explosion that shook the ground, spewed ash skyward and blanketed the island in a layer of fine volcanic rock.
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