Volcano forces evacuation

Cots, tents and respirator masks poured into the Caribbean island of St Vincent after a powerful explosion at La Soufriere volcano uprooted the lives of thousands of people who evacuated under government orders. Neighbouring nations r offered help by shipping emergency supplies or agreeing to temporarily open their borders to the roughly 16,000 evacuees. The volcano, which last erupted in 1979, kept rumbling as experts warned eruptions could continue for days or weeks. An eruption in 1902 killed about 1600.