St Vincent’s volcano spews ash and gas in biggest explosion on Caribbean island

Plumes of ash rise from the La Soufriere volcano as it erupts on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent, as seen from Chateaubelair, Friday, April 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Orvil Samuel)

A woman and a girl walk wearing protective head coverings on a street covered with volcanic ash a day after the La Soufriere volcano erupted, in Kingstown, on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent, Saturday. (AP Photo/Lucanus Ollivierre)

This satellite photo shows the moments following an eruption of the volcano in the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, Friday, April 9, 2021. (Planet Labs Inc via AP)

A road is strewn in volcanic ash at the international airport in Kingstown, on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent, Saturday, April 10. (AP Photo/Orvil Samuel)

A man riding a bicycle amid the volcanic eruption on a road covered with heavy ash, on the outskirts of Bridgetown, Barbados, Sunday. The Prime Minister has urged people to remain and continue to protect themselves from the virus. (AP Photo/Chris Brandis)

A vehicle drives on the main Black Rock road, covered with ash rising from ongoing volcanic eruption, seen on the outskirts of Bridgetown, Barbados, Sunday, April 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Brandis)

Ash rises into the air as the volcano erupts on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent, seen from Chateaubelair, Friday, April 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Kepa Diez Ara)

A rooster and a hen walk on an ash-covered road from the St. Vincent eruption of the explosive volcano, on the outskirts of Bridgetown, Barbados, Sunday, April 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Brandis)

Over 16,000 people have evacuated their homes. No deaths have been reported so far. (AP Photo/Orvil Samuel

A bird stands on an ash-covered wall on the main Black Rock road on the outskirts of Bridgetown, Barbados, Sunday. The PM has also said they are trying to get rid of the ash that reached as far as 90 kilometres towards the east in Barbados. (AP Photo/Chris Brandis)