Tag: Saint Vincent

St Vincent leader asks UN for ‘generous’ volcano donations

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines pleaded on Monday for countries to donate generously following a series of devastating volcanic eruptions in the Caribbean nation. “Please help St. Vincent and the Grenadines in its midnight hour of need,” Ralph Gonsalves told a United Nations Security Council meeting. The La Soufriere volcano erupted for the first time in 40 years on April 9. Eruptions have continued to […]

Volcano spewing ash, hot gravel on Caribbean island of St Vincent

  by Gemma Handy Agence France Presse Ash and hot gravel rained down Friday on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent, after powerful eruptions from a volcano that had been dormant for decades sent thousands of panicked locals fleeing to safety. The initial blast from La Soufriere, the highest peak in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, sent plumes of hot ash and smoke 6,000 meters (20,000 feet) into the air Friday morning, the local emergency […]