Ash took to the streets of the Caribbean island of St. Louis on Saturday. Vincent covered La Soufrière erupted.
The volcano erupted Friday, but ash clouds still surrounded the island and covered streets and homes, Reuters said report.
Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves evacuation order villages near the volcano, and 20,000 people left the area by Friday.
A witness told Reuters that there was a thunderstorm from the volcano and ash on Saturday morning.
According to the wire service, it is possible that larger explosions occur after the one that occurred on Friday, and this could continue for weeks or months.
COVID-19 has complicated evacuations amid the eruptions as the surrounding islands that have agreed to host evacuators, including St. Lucia, Grenada and Barbados, still have restrictions, The New York Times report.
A Royal Caribbean cruise ship en route to the island to help evacuate people requires passengers to be vaccinated before boarding, and surrounding islands that are willing to take in refugees need coronavirus vaccinations, Gonsalves said. .
Even shelters on the island restrict those who can come in and recommend a vaccine, the prime minister added.
St. Vincent’s National Emergency Management Organization issued a statement on Saturday saying residents were ready to “evacuate at short notice” as “steam / smoke” increased.
The last eruption was in April 1979, and no one was killed.