Posted on 04/08/2021 8:24:21 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The island of St. Vincent, located in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea, issued an evacuation order Thursday after seismologists said the La Soufrière volcano showed signs of imminent eruption.
The order from Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves comes after several days of increased seismic activity,,,
La Soufrière's most devastating eruption was in 1902, killing around 1,600 people, according to the Guardian. Its last eruption was in April 1979.
Videos posted on social media show smoke billowing out the top of the volcano.
St. Vincent has a population of more than 110,000 people.
An increase in La Soufrière's activity has been observed since November,
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