St Vincent experiences electricity outage after Volcano eruption

There was a major power outage on the Caribbean island of St Vincent where the volcano La Soufrière began to erupt on Friday, St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Emergency Management Organization reported on Sunday.

"Day No. 3, and everything looks like a combat zone—gloomy morning with the ash starting to harden on the ground due to rain showers overnight. Many houses still without water and electricity," NEMO said in one of a series of tweets. Volcanic ash has continued to fall, and there are warnings of more danger.

Pyroclastic flow "at La Soufriere could, according to NEMO, potentially cause destruction and devastation to areas near the volcano.

Pyroclastic currents "contain a mixture of hot lava blocks, pumice, ash and high-density volcanic gas. They move at very great rates down volcanic inclines, usually to valleys," according to the USGS and "destroyed. almost everything in their path. "

The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center on Sunday morning took photos taken by one of its researchers of an ash-covered landscape in St. Petersburg. Vincent, using the hashtag #stilldangerous. Which lasted up to 20 minutes, continued during the previous twelve hours.

"Based on visual inspections and satellite imagery, the intervals are compared with periods of explosive activity or increased venting," he said.

"Thunder and lightning were encountered during these periods." Ash continued to fall on the island overnight, and also the neighbouring islands, the Grenadines, Barbados and St. Lucia, influenced. "Explosions and associated ash, of similar or greater magnitude, are likely to continue for the next few days."

Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves on Thursday issued a disaster warning due to a change in the volcano's eruptive activity. He issued a removal order for all residents residing in a "red zone". Gonsalves said it could take four months for life to return to normal on the island.

Authorities said explosive eruptions could last "days and possibly weeks" after the first eruption on Friday swept away an ash plume that stretched 6,096 meters (20,000 feet) into the air.