Some experts are warning that the volcanic eruption on the Caribbean island of St Vincent could leave 20,000 people displaced for months. The La Soufriere volcano first erupted on Friday and is expected to continue for weeks. Rescue efforts have been hampered after another eruption caused widespread power and water outages The government says most crops and livestock will be destroyed. Niasha Mofford, a volunteer helping to collect and distribute relief aid in St Vincent, says the scale of the operation is overwhelming. She joins via skype for the latest updates and analysis. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: […]
The La Soufriere volcano on the Caribbean island of St Vincent and the Grenadines has had a new “explosive event”. The volcano erupted on Friday, shaking the ground and blanketing the island in a layer of fine volcanic rock after decades of inactivity, prompting an evacuation of residents nearby. On Saturday, eruptions and rumbling emanating from La Soufriere continued as Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves ordered the evacuation of residents close to the activity. The country’s National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) noted “another explosive event” early on Sunday morning with the “majority of the country out of power and covered in ash”. Al Jazeera’s Alexi O’Brien reports. – Subscribe to our […]
Ash from a volcanic eruption on the Caribbean island of St Vincent is now falling on the island of Barbados, nearly 200 kilometres (124 miles) away. Thousands of people have been forced to flee the eruptions, which authorities say could go on for weeks. Countries including Antigua, Cuba, Guyana, Venezuela and the United States are sending aid to the island nation, home to 100,000 people. Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #2021LaSoufriereEruption #LaSoufriereEruption #SVGeruption2021
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called for the “worrying” developments in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region to come to an end after meeting his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiyy in Istanbul on Sunday, adding Turkey was ready to provide any necessary support. Fighting in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russian-backed separatists in Donbas has escalated. President Erdoğan says he hopes the dispute can be solved through dialogue. As a NATO member, Turkey is in a sensitive position at the moment, as it is likely to support the alliance in any potential crisis between Ukraine and Washington on one side, and Moscow on the other. Al Jazeera’s Sinem Koseoglu reports from […]
A coalition of three powerful armed groups in Myanmar has reportedly attacked security forces for the first time since a ceasefire in 2019 . At least 10 officers were killed in the eastern Shan state. Meanwhile, in Bago, details are emerging of Friday’s violent crackdown by the military in which at least 60 people are believed to have been killed. Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar #Military
Thousands of people living near a volcano on the Caribbean island of St Vincent have fled on boats after an eruption. Experts are warning of more explosions, and cruise ships have offered to take people to nearby islands. Al Jazeera’s Homera Choudhary reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish # StVincent #Volcano
On Friday, the UN Security Council heard pleas from the people of Myanmar for action to stop the military crackdown at an unofficial meeting of Council members. Al Jazeera’s diplomatic editor James Bays reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar #UnitedNations
The Irish premier and British prime minister are calling for calm in Northern Ireland after the seventh night of violence between pro-British loyalists and Republican nationalists. More than 70 police officers have been injured in clashes. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Chappelle reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Ireland #Brexit
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has visited soldiers on his country’s eastern border. His presence there comes at a time of heightened tension with Russia. Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Ukraine #PullingTroops
The Chinese government has launched a campaign to counter what it calls lies and disinformation about suspected human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang. This comes as rights groups are calling on governments to boycott next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing. A l Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing, China. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #China #HumanRights
