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Grenada Update

Montserrat Volcano ash

Hi all, Yesterday afternoon the Volcano dome on Montserrat partially collapsed, causing Ash to billow up to about 50,000 feet. This Ash was swept towards the East (due to high altitude Westerly winds). The ash is slowly spreading out, including some of it moving south - in our direction. I have heard that many, if not all, flights from London (probably elsewhere) are severely disrupted due to the ash cloud. I have looked at the BA Departures from Gatwick to Antigua & Grenada and the flight has at least a 3 hour delay. So now we just wait to see if we get any ash from Montserrat to add to the ash from other sources! Other than that - it is DRY. The fire trucks keep going past us on the road below, and smoke is often seen rising from various places in the hills. It is crazy lighting fires when the conditions are like this. Hogan of Grenada

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