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Eruption prompts evacuation fears for 100,000 in St Vincent
Mt Soufriere volcano on St Vincent belched ash and fire as eruptions and subterranean blasts shook the island. Officials evacuated about 10,000 residents, while Georgetown residents stayed behind. U.S. and Trinidad aid arrived, with Coast Guard cutters and aircraft on standby for possible mass evacuation.
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Kingstown
St. Vincent
UPI
Soafriere
Caribbean
Mt. Soufriere
Georgetown
Gallatin
Dallas
Coast Guard
Miami
Brian Mass
U.S. Agency For International Development