UWI seismic: St Vincent's La Soufriere volcano has erupted

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

The view from St. Lucia

[Dave]

As best as I can put it, that's a lovely picture.

[matr1x]

It's a glorious spectacle

[Team Loco]

damn!

[Habit7]

Send us pretty Vincentian women, says PM

Published:Tuesday | April 13, 2021 | 12:11 AM


Prime Minister Gaston Browne has sought to downplay opposition concerns over remarks he made regarding the persons being evacuated from St Vincent and the Grenadines, where the erupting La Soufriére volcano has resulted in several people being evacuated to neighbouring Caribbean islands.

Browne said that the statement he made in which he urged his St Vincent and the Grenadines counterpart, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, to send pretty ‘Vincie’ women, was merely a light banter.

“As usual, the UPP (United Progressive Party) opportunists and propagandists who are seeking relevance clearly are accentuating an exchange of levity on social media; something that is of absolutely no consequence.

“At the end of the day, we’ll be accommodating hundreds of Vincentians, young, old, male, female, but these UPP people are uncontrollably embittered, and they evidently need to get a life,” Browne said.

The Women’s Forum of the UPP (UPP-WF) issued a statement on Sunday, saying that it “strongly condemns the Facebook remarks made by Prime Minister Gaston Browne regarding the women of St Vincent & The Grenadines”.

The UPP Women’s Forum said it considers the statements to be “vulgar, demeaning, sexist, and inappropriate”.

The opposition group said that but more importantly, “at a time like this, when the people of that nation are vulnerable, anxious, in peril, and are likely to be displaced, the prime minister’s comments are inexcusable.

“Mr Browne’s words were neither funny nor light-hearted, and we are disgusted that the head of government would behave in this manner,” the release said, noting that “the Women’s Forum views his statements as predatory and an encouragement of the men of our nation to see women as ‘prey’ and as sex objects.”

“Were the situation reversed, with Antiguans and Barbudans invited to accept refuge elsewhere, would we not want to be assured of a haven that is safe and honourably intended?”

The UPP-WF said it was therefore urging residents, including religious and civil society leaders, “to condemn the prime minister’s remarks and actions that might result from them, since they set an un-Christian and dangerous example”.

Browne reiterated that the opposition remains “uncontrollably embittered by the failures and, frankly speaking, need to get a life,” he said, adding that “this press release is just inconsequential and totally irrelevant”.

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/wor ... en-says-pm

[zoom rader]

^^^ Who cares

[antlind]

The bigger question is ..... are there any pretty Vincentian women?

[FrankChag]

We're really just a bunch of islands down here
Imagine living in the 1500's in St. Lucia, and seeing something like that..

The view from St. Lucia

[FrankChag]

From NASA: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/image ... -soufriere (high qual jpegs avail)

These images show ash aloft in the atmosphere, but some of it fell back to the ground. According to news reports, ashfall has blanketed parts of Saint Vincent and Barbados. It also has threatened food and water supplies on Saint Vincent and has reduced visibility, which can complicate evacuation efforts. People displaced to the island’s southern side—away from the volcano and generally safer—still had to contend with falling ash and poor air quality.

Scientists are investigating the extent and height reached of the ash and gas plume. They think some ash has risen all the way into the stratosphere, where strong winds can potentially carry it great distances. Other satellite instruments have detected sulfur dioxide reaching Cape Verde, an archipelago in the central Atlantic Ocean. Sulfur dioxide near ground level can irritate the human nose and throat; higher in the atmosphere it can make sulfuric acid aerosols and, in extreme cases, lead to a cooling effect.

[The_Honourable]

Just erupted again...

[DMan7]

Just erupted again...

https://twitter.com/NEMOSVG/status/1383894186298986498

[K74T]

[MaxPower]

T&T,

Always there to help.

Humanity has called upon us, and we as a people, as a nation has answered. Whether it be a St Vincent, Barbados or even Venezuela....we are here to help.

Well done Master Keith, get well soon.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

[ruffneck_12]

wais d plan fellas


we deadin or nah?

update on the volcano

[Dizzy28]

Got some vids and pics from some contacts in St Vincent. The rainfall today is not helping them one bit. Flooding and mudflows around .

[timelapse]

Dem having a bad grah.They need to pashaaw some coconuts and offer to Bugwanaa

[MaxPower]

Hearing about some activity going on….

Heavy steam of some sort

[K74T]

BREAKING NEWS: EVACUATION ORDER LIFTED FOLLOWING LOW AND REDUCED ACTIVITY AT THE LA SOUFRIERE VOLCANO

The Alert Level at the La Soufriere volcano has been downgraded to YELLOW.

A YELLOW alert level means the volcano is restless, seismic or fumarolic activity are above the historical level at the volcano.

Activities at the volcano have been low and reduced significantly over the past few months since the last explosive eruption on the 22nd April, 2021.

All communities that evacuated following the evacuation order given on 8th April, 2021 can now return home.

Access to the summit of the volcano remains restricted.