Plumes of ash visible from space as Caribbean volcano continues to rumble and thousands flee island

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Heavy ash and the stench of sulfur began to blanket parts of the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent Saturday as scientists warned that Friday's explosion at La Soufriere volcano could be the first of many and thousands continued to evacuate the area.

"The first bang is not necessarily the biggest bang this volcano will give," said geologist Richard Robertson of the University of the West Indies' Seismic Research Center, during a news conference.


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