MARIANAS ON ALERT AS UNDERSEA VOLCANO ERUPTS
Cloud rises 40,000 feet off Sarigan isle
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, May 30, 2010) – A state of emergency has been declared in the CNMI following the eruption of an active submarine volcano south of Sarigan.
Governor Benigno Fitial declared the island of Sarigan as unsafe for human habitation and restricted all travel to the island with exception of scientific expeditions.
[PIR editor's note: Sarigan is a tiny volcanic island north of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. ]
The Emergency Management Office, says due to continuing volcanic activity south of Sarigan, there is a continuing threat of adverse impact in the waters and air space south of the island.
The U.S. Geological Survey's report yesterday stated that an eruption cloud up to 40,000 feet appeared to be over or near Anatahan volcano in the satellite image.
It says observers on Sarigan reported hearing a loud explosion from the south, and shortly thereafter receiving ash fall.
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