Royal Caribbean continued its evacuation efforts on Saturday, one day after the island of St. Vincent was torn apart by another volcanic eruption.
Since the first eruption on April 9, authorities have been working to clean up the Caribbean island and limit the damage.
British, Canadian and American citizens stand alongside the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Reflection to evacuate for free in Kingstown on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Louis. Vincent, Friday 16 April 2021. (AP Photo / Orvil Samuel)
About 20,000 people fled to the northern tip of the island for shelter.
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La Soufriere, the volcano, has erupted only a handful of times: experts compare the current cycle to one from 1902, during which the eruptions lasted for months.
British, Canadian and American citizens are waiting to evacuate aboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Reflection, in Kingstown on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Louis. Vincent, Friday 16 April 2021. (AP Photo / Orvil Samuel)
British, American and Canadian citizens were evacuated on Royal Caribbean cruise ships, with hundreds sailing to nearby islands.
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‘In addition to the 137 evacuated who were in St. Petersburg last Saturday. Lucia created, Royal Caribbean Group’s 159 citizens from the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada will travel to St. Lucia. “Martin is evacuating,” a Royal Caribbean spokesman told Fox News.
Ash plumes rise from La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Maarten. Vincent, Friday 16 April 2021. (Vincie Richie / University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center via AP)
The evacuees would be in St. Louis by Saturday. Maarten arrives, and everyone on board the vessel had to present a negative PCR or antigen test.
The cruise ships also made much-needed water deliveries, with more emergency supplies en route.
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The U.S. embassy said those on board the cruise ships should make travel arrangements from the island evacuating the country.
So far no deaths have been reported.
Fox News’s Lucas Manfredi en tThe Associated Press contributed to this report.