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Eruption of 1979. An eruption on April 13, 1979 caused no casualties as advance warning allowed thousands of local residents to evacuate to nearby beaches. The 1979 eruption created a large ash plume that reached Barbados, 160 km (100 mi) to the east of the volcano.
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Apr 12, 2019 · In more ways than one, the eruptions of La Soufriere helped to shape the future of our country. Indeed, the year 1979, now recognized internationally as the year of the overthrow of many tyrannical regimes, was a momentous one for St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Extract from the St Vincent Star 21 April 1979Scientists observations detailing the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano St Vincent
Apr 9, 2021 · La Soufrière on the island of St. Vincent, which last erupted in 1979, has a long and tragic history of powerful but mercurial blasts.
Apr 9, 2021 · La Soufrière, on the main island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, last erupted in 1979. It sent two explosive plumes of ash and smoke on Friday, and 20,000 people fled.
