No unusual activity at La Soufriere volcano despite steam

Vincentians have been assured that there is no unusual activity at the La Soufriere volcano.  

The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) on Sunday provided an update on what was happening inside the crater after several persons on social media reported what looked like smoke.  

A team from the Soufriere Monitoring Unit of NEMO which was on the mountain over the weekend, submitted photos as part of their routine monitoring. 

It was found that there are extremely hot rocks in the crater and when these hot rocks interact with water this results in steaming which is more visible to nearby communities.  

NEMO explained this steaming is likely to go on for years or decades until the rocks have cooled sufficiently to not generate steam.  

It said from visual observations and continuous monitoring of its seismic stations and data, there is no unusual activity at the La Soufriere volcano. 

The update comes following the 2021 eruption of the La Soufriere volcano.