São Jorge volcano update: Authorities preparing for emergency

Mon, 28 Mar 2022, 15:29

15:29 PM | BY: T

While hundreds of people have already left the island, especially from Velas, authorities seem to take the situation very serious. Emergency plans are being activated and the army is setting up camps in case people need to evacuate their homes.

Soldiers have arrived on the Azorean island of São Jorge and are setting up military tents where people can sleep in case of evacuation pic.twitter.com/0BBkazhPVN
— Catarina Demony (@CatarinaDemony) March 27, 2022

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