Saturday later, Ash covered the streets of the Caribbean island of St. Louis. Vincent The Soufrière exploded.
The volcano erupted on Friday, but Reuters continued to surround ash clouds surrounding streets and houses. reported.
Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves ordered an evacuation of cities near the volcano and 20,000 people left the area on Friday.
A witness told Reuters that there were noises from the volcano and that ash was coming out on Saturday morning.
Larger explosions may occur after the one that took place on Friday, according to the wiring service, and may continue for weeks or months.
COVID-19 has complicated evacuations amid eruptions, as the surrounding islands that agreed to host the evacuees, including St. Lucia, Grenada and Barbados, still have restrictions, The New York Times reported.
A Royal Caribbean cruise heading to the island to help evacuate people requires vaccination of passengers before boarding, and the surrounding islands that want to host refugees need coronavirus vaccinations, Gonsalves said.
Even shelters on the island limit those who can come in and recommend a vaccine, the prime minister added.
The National Emergency Management Organization
The last eruption was in April 1979 and no one died.