The Caribbean island of St Vincent has been rocked by another eruption as volcanic activity threatens crops, water and food supplies. The La Soufriere volcano began spewing ash and gas clouds last week, but Monday’s fresh eruption is thought to be the biggest yet. Some 16,000 residents have been evacuated, with experts saying the explosions could continue for weeks. Aid from neighbouring countries is slowly making its way to this island of 100,000 people, but the prime minister told Al Jazeera the road to recovery will be hard. Al Jazeera’ Andy Gallacher reports. – 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
A leak at a wastewater pond is causing concern that a “wall of water” could overwhelm hundreds of homes in the US state of Florida. Officials in Manatee County declared a state of emergency on Sunday and ordered that the area around the Piney Point reservoir site be evacuated. The large pond contains phosphorus and nitrogen from an old phosphate plant and the leak in the dam was discovered about a week ago. Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane 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/ #Forida #ManateeCounty #PineyPoint
Australian authorities were preparing to evacuate thousands of more people on Monday from flood-affected suburbs on the western fringes of Sydney, the country’s biggest city, with another day of heavy rain triggering the worst floods in 60 years. Rivers across the state of New South Wales (NSW) have burst their banks amid three days of unrelenting rain. Al Jazeera’s Nicola Gage has this report from the town of Windsor, west of Sydney. – 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/ #Australia
0 An icy blast continues to cripple parts of the US where more than 20 people have been killed amid the freezing conditions in the south. The once-in-a-generation storm has left millions without power and three-quarters of the country blanketed in snow. Storm warnings have been issued for the states of Oklahoma, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and Arkansas, disrupting COVID-19 vaccination programmes there. Al Jazeera’s Andy Gallacher 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/ #TexasWinterStorm2021 #TexasBlackout #TexasFreeze
0 A severe winter storm has killed at least 21 people across the central and southern United States. Record-low temperatures have left more than three million people without power for a second night, most of them in the state of Texas. Al Jazeera’s Alexandra Byers 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 #TexasFreeze #TexasPowerOutage #ClimateChange
0 An enormous winter storm has been pummelling at least 20 states in the US, bringing rare snowfalls to its southern regions. In Texas, record low temperatures, way below freezing, brought the electricity grid to its knees and caused oil refineries to shut. More than two million customers there lost power, many caught up in intentional outages designed to ease the strain on the system. Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo reports from New Jersey, the US. – 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/ #TexasFreeze #TexasPowerOutage #ClimateChange
0 Madrid is experiencing its heaviest snowfall in 50 years. Storm Filomena has disrupted travel across Spain. Madrid’s main airport was shut down late on Friday and transport officials said the snowfall disrupted traffic on more than 600 roads. But most Spaniards are embracing the freak weather. Al Jazeera’s Charlotte Bellis 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/ #Spain #StormFilomena #Filomenamadrid
Storm Alex has caused flooding in Italy and France that has swept away people and homes and left behind enormous damage. At least two people have died and at least 24 are missing after almost a year’s worth of rainfall in mountains around the city of Nice. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull 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/ #StormAlex #Italy #France
