2 Days Ago Laurel Williams Air of calm at Devil’s Woodyard AN air of calm returned to the Devil’s Woodyard yesterday, the day after the mud volcano at Hindustan Road in New Grant, on the outskirts of Princes Town, erupted twice in five hours. There were no more reports of visible volcanic activity. On Tuesday, the first eruption occurred at 4.20 am followed by a minor one at 8.52 am. To maintain public safety and security, two temporary shelters at the Hindustan Community Complex and Hindustan Community Centre were opened to accommodate any displaced villagers if the need arose. Villagers, however, opted to stay in their homes, saying the eruption was a normal occurrence. “Not a single person left the village, “said Doodastil Pooranlal. “I have become tired of being frightened. I am not afraid any more because I know what it gives. I believe it reached where it is going. We will have no more explosions for the next 15 to 20 years.” Pooranlal, 60, recalled that the volcano erupted at the end of 1960, 1970 and in 1995. “The one in 1995 seemed to be the more dangerous one, because it had damaged roads, a shed, the entrance to the volcano, and there were cracks in neighbouring properties,” he said. No homes were directly affected by the geological activity this week. At about 3 am on Tuesday, Pooranlal said, he heard gas escaping from the mud volcano, a sign that it was about to erupt. He said it sounded like gunshots or trees falling. He went outside with his torchlight, but saw nothing. An hour and 20 minutes later, the mud volcano exploded. “Social media is saying that the mud was hot. It was cold like ice. I felt it the morning,” he said. Another resident, Premchand Boochoon, 57, said villagers have experience with the eruptions and so evacuation “is out of the question until further notice.” Like other residents, he said the eruption in 1995 was bigger than this year’s. “It is a normal thing. Just the young villagers might be scared. Days after the eruptions, everything goes back to normal. “From my house I saw a huge mountain went up into the air and fell back down,” he said. Despite receiving no new reports of overnight activities, officials from different organisations revisited the site yesterday to do further research. They included the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management, the Geological Society (GSTT), the Environmental Management Authority (EMA), the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre and the Princes Town Regional Corporation (PTRC). In a media release the ODPM said the GSTT and the EMA are observing the geological activity at the site. The Rural Development Company and the Local Government Ministry, through the PTRC, it said, were leading the management and co-ordination of the response. The PTRC did a damage assessment and needs analysis of the area yesterday which confirmed structural damage to the corporation’s infrastructure on site. Speaking with Newsday at the site, engineering seismologist Ilias Papadopoulos of the Seismic Research Centre said there was no telling whether anything more would happen. “It is too early to tell. Nothing has changed from yesterday to today,” he said. He said the ODPM would be keeping the media informed on any further developments. The ODPM retracted its original statement on the role of the centre in monitoring the geological activity. The centre has a professional interest in observing the geological phenomenon but did not do assessments to rate the flammability level of the site as low. Neither did the centre do continuous assessments of the site or declare the site dormant, the ODPM said. Meanwhile the ODPM is advising citizens and tourists to avoid visiting the area. Despite the warning, visitors went to get a first-hand view of the aftermath of the eruption. People with any questions or concerns can contact its Customer Care Centre at 511 or visit the website at www.odpm.gov.tt. Supt Rohan Pardasie and other Southern Division police visited the site. 2 Days Ago Laurel Williams
Mud volcano goes quiet Hindustan villagers Richard Bissoon and Yoge Deochan, right, near the sea of mud left behind after the mud volcano at Devil’s woodyard erupted on Carnival Tuesday. PHOTO BY LINCOLN HOLDER RICHARDSON DHALAI ALTHOUGH residents have been allowed to stay in the area near the Devil’s Woodyard mud volcano, Princes Town Regional Corporation chairman Gowrie Roopnarine has advised the general public to stay away from the area for at least two weeks, as the mud was still in a semi-liquid state. The volcano erupted twice on Tuesday morning, spewing mud and gas some six metres into the air, while the disc of mud expanded to cover an area approximately 100 metres in diameter from the centre of the eruption. Roopnarine said personnel from the University of the West Indies and the Environmental Management Authority had advised that while villagers were “free to stay at the site,” the mud was still soft. “They are advising the public to stay away for at least two weeks until that area is dried back up before we allow the public to access the site,” Roopnarine said. “They (the residents) are safe at this time, because the gas that is coming out is very minimal and will not affect anyone.” Geologist Curtis Archie said based on historical data, the mud volcano had probably re-entered a dormant stage and may not erupt again for another 29 years. “From all the other eruptions, once you have the activity, nothing happens again for another while, so if you remember Piparo (mud volcano), it erupted and then nothing happened and nothing has happened really since then,” Archie said. The Piparo volcano erupted on February 22, 1997, two years after the 1995 Devil’s Woodyard eruption. Archie said a French researcher had collected data which seemed to suggest the Devil’s Woodyard erupts on an average of every 29 years. “The last time was in 1995 to now, that is 23 years, which is a little shorter than average. Piparo has a similar 20-something year cycle. “Nearly all of these volcanoes kind of erupt in a cycle.” He said given the history of these events, the volcano is probably dormant again. It was not known for sure whether gas is being built back up, but in other cases, once a mud volcano erupts, it stays quiet for between 25 and 30 years. He also cited the volcanic island which appeared in the Columbus Channel in 2001 as further evidence of the cyclical nature of the mud volcanoes. “The last time before that was in the 1970s, I believe, and that is roughly a 30-year cycle, so there is a cyclicity to this thing,” he said. “If you imagine a big bubble of mud and gas and water coming from the ground, once it makes it up, all the gas dissipates and then that is it. So it has to build up again slowly over time, and as it builds up slowly over time, some of the gas and mud may seep out to create all these little vents and cones. But again, the pressure will build back up again until it just comes up to the surface violently.” He said Tobago and the northern part of Trinidad did not have mud volcanoes, as they were often associated with hydrocarbon deposits. “Tobago would not have any mud volcano, because they have no mud and they have no oil and gas on the island, but on the offshore it might be different, because it has some gas out there. The Northern Range would not have any because that is real hard metamorphic rock. From the Central Range going south, there is where you would find most of the mud volcanoes.” 19 Hrs Ago Newsday Comments Reply to this story
Devil’s Woodyard mud volcano rumbles to life Curious Hindustan villagers Richard Bissoon and Yoge Deochan visit the site of the mud volcano at the Devil's Woodyard, Hindustan New Grant which erupted on Monday night . Photo: Lincoln Holder UPDATE: TWENTY-FIVE families living near to the Devil’s Woodyard mud volcano in Hindustan Road, New Grant were told to evacuate after the mud volcano rumbled to life early yesterday morning. The volcano, which last erupted in 1995, spewed mud and gas some 15 feet in the air on two occasions at 4.20 am and 8.52 am. The eruption lasted several minutes. Mud flowed from the eruption site outwards, covering vast sections of forest and savannah. Several trees were bent under the weight of the mud flow. ERUPTION: Princes Town Regional Corporation workers stand near the mudflow after the mud volcano in the Devil’s Woodyard, New Grant erupted yesterday. A recently constructed washroom area, complete with two water tanks on the roof, some 20 feet from the edge of the mud flow was seen leaning on its side on the verge of collapse under the weight of the mud. Premchand Boochoon told reporters the mud volcano had given warnings of an imminent eruption several hours earlier. “Since yesterday morning, it was real active. It started making noises and the ground started to crack. There was a lot of steam in the air,” he said. Boochoon, who lives a short distance from the volcano, said he heard an explosion and opened his window to see, “mud shooting up in the air.” This was the 8.52 am eruption he witnessed. Another resident, Tara Pooranlal, said he was at the site when the volcano last erupted, 23 years ago. Fire Sub Station officer Richardson, who called residents to an impromptu meeting, said an evacuation notice was issued out of sheer concern for the safety of people living and or working near the volcano. “We would like to evacuate this area until the authorities come in and conduct seismic research to indicate that it is safe to return. We don’t want any loss of life. There is sulphur in the air. So we are asking people to please evacuate,” Richardson said. Princes Town Regional Corporation chairman Gowrie Roopnarine said there were two evacuation centres, the Hindustan primary school and the Hindustan community centre, which could house the affected villagers. He revealed that two churches had booked the recreation ground for use yesterday but the visit was cancelled due to the eruption. In a media statement, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) stated it was “closely monitoring” the volcanic activity and indicated that in order to maintain public safety and security, the roadway to the Devil’s Woodyard site is closed to the public with only local traffic being allowed into the area. Officials from the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) and the Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago (GSTT) conducted air and soil tests yesterday. In a post on his Facebook account, Agriculture, Land and Fisheries Minister Clarence Rambharat urged citizens not to go to the area as there was seismic activity taking place. ORIGINAL STORY: Approximately twenty-five households living in close proximity to the Devil’s Woodyard mud volcano, Hindustan Road, New Grant were told to evacuate the area after the mud volcano rumbled to life early this morning. The volcano, which last erupted in 1995, spewed mud and gas some fifteen feet in to the air on two occasions- at 4.20 am and 8.52 am on Tuesday morning. The mud flow expanded some 150 feet in either direction of the crate, converting green grassy areas into an upraised grey disk of mud. 22 Hrs Ago Richardson Dhalai Comments Reply to this story
Air of calm at Devil’s Woodyard AN air of calm returned to the Devil’s Woodyard yesterday, the day after the mud volcano at Hindustan Road in New Grant, on the outskirts of Princes Town, erupted twice in five hours. There were no more reports of visible volcanic activity. On Tuesday, the first eruption occurred at 4.20 am followed by a minor one at 8.52 am. To maintain public safety and security, two temporary shelters at the Hindustan Community Complex and Hindustan Community Centre were opened to accommodate any displaced villagers if the need arose. Villagers, however, opted to stay in their homes, saying the eruption was a normal occurrence. “Not a single person left the village, “said Doodastil Pooranlal. “I have become tired of being frightened. I am not afraid any more because I know what it gives. I believe it reached where it is going. We will have no more explosions for the next 15 to 20 years.” Pooranlal, 60, recalled that the volcano erupted at the end of 1960, 1970 and in 1995. “The one in 1995 seemed to be the more dangerous one, because it had damaged roads, a shed, the entrance to the volcano, and there were cracks in neighbouring properties,” he said. No homes were directly affected by the geological activity this week. At about 3 am on Tuesday, Pooranlal said, he heard gas escaping from the mud volcano, a sign that it was about to erupt. He said it sounded like gunshots or trees falling. He went outside with his torchlight, but saw nothing. An hour and 20 minutes later, the mud volcano exploded. “Social media is saying that the mud was hot. It was cold like ice. I felt it the morning,” he said. Another resident, Premchand Boochoon, 57, said villagers have experience with the eruptions and so evacuation “is out of the question until further notice.” Like other residents, he said the eruption in 1995 was bigger than this year’s. “It is a normal thing. Just the young villagers might be scared. Days after the eruptions, everything goes back to normal. “From my house I saw a huge mountain went up into the air and fell back down,” he said. Despite receiving no new reports of overnight activities, officials from different organisations revisited the site yesterday to do further research. They included the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management, the Geological Society (GSTT), the Environmental Management Authority (EMA), the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre and the Princes Town Regional Corporation (PTRC). In a media release the ODPM said the GSTT and the EMA are observing the geological activity at the site. The Rural Development Company and the Local Government Ministry, through the PTRC, it said, were leading the management and co-ordination of the response. The PTRC did a damage assessment and needs analysis of the area yesterday which confirmed structural damage to the corporation’s infrastructure on site. Speaking with Newsday at the site, engineering seismologist Ilias Papadopoulos of the Seismic Research Centre said there was no telling whether anything more would happen. “It is too early to tell. Nothing has changed from yesterday to today,” he said. He said the ODPM would be keeping the media informed on any further developments. The ODPM retracted its original statement on the role of the centre in monitoring the geological activity. The centre has a professional interest in observing the geological phenomenon but did not do assessments to rate the flammability level of the site as low. Neither did the centre do continuous assessments of the site or declare the site dormant, the ODPM said. Meanwhile the ODPM is advising citizens and tourists to avoid visiting the area. Despite the warning, visitors went to get a first-hand view of the aftermath of the eruption. People with any questions or concerns can contact its Customer Care Centre at 511 or visit the website at www.odpm.gov.tt. Supt Rohan Pardasie and other Southern Division police visited the site. 14 Hrs Ago Laurel Williams
I am listening to the interview with Cheryl Hercules, and wondering who is that idiot making all that noise in the background with that music? Michelle Benjamin, sweetheart, you must take your time and speak. It sounded as if you have a motor in your mouth. I know you were very nervous to speak, knowing it was going to be shown on worldwide media.
thanks for posting, nice job
I know there is a sulfur smell, but is it hotter near the mud?
Thank goodness no one was hurt!
2 Days Ago Laurel Williams
Air of calm at Devil’s Woodyard
AN air of calm returned to the Devil’s Woodyard yesterday, the day after the mud volcano at Hindustan Road in New Grant, on the outskirts of Princes Town, erupted twice in five hours.
There were no more reports of visible volcanic activity.
On Tuesday, the first eruption occurred at 4.20 am followed by a minor one at 8.52 am.
To maintain public safety and security, two temporary shelters at the Hindustan Community Complex and Hindustan Community Centre were opened to accommodate any displaced villagers if the need arose.
Villagers, however, opted to stay in their homes, saying the eruption was a normal occurrence.
“Not a single person left the village, “said Doodastil Pooranlal.
“I have become tired of being frightened. I am not afraid any more because I know what it gives. I believe it reached where it is going. We will have no more explosions for the next 15 to 20 years.”
Pooranlal, 60, recalled that the volcano erupted at the end of 1960, 1970 and in 1995.
“The one in 1995 seemed to be the more dangerous one, because it had damaged roads, a shed, the entrance to the volcano, and there were cracks in neighbouring properties,” he said.
No homes were directly affected by the geological activity this week.
At about 3 am on Tuesday, Pooranlal said, he heard gas escaping from the mud volcano, a sign that it was about to erupt. He said it sounded like gunshots or trees falling. He went outside with his torchlight, but saw nothing. An hour and 20 minutes later, the mud volcano exploded.
“Social media is saying that the mud was hot. It was cold like ice. I felt it the morning,” he said.
Another resident, Premchand Boochoon, 57, said villagers have experience with the eruptions and so evacuation “is out of the question until further notice.”
Like other residents, he said the eruption in 1995 was bigger than this year’s. “It is a normal thing. Just the young villagers might be scared.
Days after the eruptions, everything goes back to normal.
“From my house I saw a huge mountain went up into the air and fell back down,” he said.
Despite receiving no new reports of overnight activities, officials from different organisations revisited the site yesterday to do further research. They included the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management, the Geological Society (GSTT), the Environmental Management Authority (EMA), the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre and the Princes Town Regional Corporation (PTRC).
In a media release the ODPM said the GSTT and the EMA are observing the geological activity at the site. The Rural Development Company and the Local Government Ministry, through the PTRC, it said, were leading the management and co-ordination of the response.
The PTRC did a damage assessment and needs analysis of the area yesterday which confirmed structural damage to the corporation’s infrastructure on site.
Speaking with Newsday at the site, engineering seismologist Ilias Papadopoulos of the Seismic Research Centre said there was no telling whether anything more would happen.
“It is too early to tell. Nothing has changed from yesterday to today,” he said.
He said the ODPM would be keeping the media informed on any further developments.
The ODPM retracted its original statement on the role of the centre in monitoring the geological activity. The centre has a professional interest in observing the geological phenomenon but did not do assessments to rate the flammability level of the site as low. Neither did the centre do continuous assessments of the site or declare the site dormant, the ODPM said.
Meanwhile the ODPM is advising citizens and tourists to avoid visiting the area. Despite the warning, visitors went to get a first-hand view of the aftermath of the eruption.
People with any questions or concerns can contact its Customer Care Centre at 511 or visit the website at www.odpm.gov.tt. Supt Rohan Pardasie and other Southern Division police visited the site.
2 Days Ago Laurel Williams
Mud volcano goes quiet
Hindustan villagers Richard Bissoon and Yoge Deochan, right, near the sea of mud left behind after the mud volcano at Devil’s woodyard erupted on Carnival Tuesday. PHOTO BY LINCOLN HOLDER
RICHARDSON DHALAI
ALTHOUGH residents have been allowed to stay in the area near the Devil’s Woodyard mud volcano, Princes Town Regional Corporation chairman Gowrie Roopnarine has advised the general public to stay away from the area for at least two weeks, as the mud was still in a semi-liquid state.
The volcano erupted twice on Tuesday morning, spewing mud and gas some six metres into the air, while the disc of mud expanded to cover an area approximately 100 metres in diameter from the centre of the eruption.
Roopnarine said personnel from the University of the West Indies and the Environmental Management Authority had advised that while villagers were “free to stay at the site,” the mud was still soft.
“They are advising the public to stay away for at least two weeks until that area is dried back up before we allow the public to access the site,” Roopnarine said.
“They (the residents) are safe at this time, because the gas that is coming out is very minimal and will not affect anyone.” Geologist Curtis Archie said based on historical data, the mud volcano had probably re-entered a dormant stage and may not erupt again for another 29 years.
“From all the other eruptions, once you have the activity, nothing happens again for another while, so if you remember Piparo (mud volcano), it erupted and then nothing happened and nothing has happened really since then,” Archie said. The Piparo volcano erupted on February 22, 1997, two years after the 1995 Devil’s Woodyard eruption.
Archie said a French researcher had collected data which seemed to suggest the Devil’s Woodyard erupts on an average of every 29 years.
“The last time was in 1995 to now, that is 23 years, which is a little shorter than average. Piparo has a similar 20-something year cycle.
“Nearly all of these volcanoes kind of erupt in a cycle.” He said given the history of these events, the volcano is probably dormant again. It was not known for sure whether gas is being built back up, but in other cases, once a mud volcano erupts, it stays quiet for between 25 and 30 years. He also cited the volcanic island which appeared in the Columbus Channel in 2001 as further evidence of the cyclical nature of the mud volcanoes.
“The last time before that was in the 1970s, I believe, and that is roughly a 30-year cycle, so there is a cyclicity to this thing,” he said. “If you imagine a big bubble of mud and gas and water coming from the ground, once it makes it up, all the gas dissipates and then that is it.
So it has to build up again slowly over time, and as it builds up slowly over time, some of the gas and mud may seep out to create all these little vents and cones. But again, the pressure will build back up again until it just comes up to the surface violently.”
He said Tobago and the northern part of Trinidad did not have mud volcanoes, as they were often associated with hydrocarbon deposits.
“Tobago would not have any mud volcano, because they have no mud and they have no oil and gas on the island, but on the offshore it might be different, because it has some gas out there. The Northern Range would not have any because that is real hard metamorphic rock. From the Central Range going south, there is where you would find most of the mud volcanoes.”
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Devil’s Woodyard mud volcano rumbles to life
Curious Hindustan villagers Richard Bissoon and Yoge Deochan visit the site of the mud volcano at the Devil's Woodyard, Hindustan New Grant which erupted on Monday night . Photo: Lincoln Holder
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TWENTY-FIVE families living near to the Devil’s Woodyard mud volcano in Hindustan Road, New Grant were told to evacuate after the mud volcano rumbled to life early yesterday morning.
The volcano, which last erupted in 1995, spewed mud and gas some 15 feet in the air on two occasions at 4.20 am and 8.52 am. The eruption lasted several minutes. Mud flowed from the eruption site outwards, covering vast sections of forest and savannah. Several trees were bent under the weight of the mud flow.
ERUPTION: Princes Town Regional Corporation workers stand near the mudflow after the mud volcano in the Devil’s Woodyard, New Grant erupted yesterday.
A recently constructed washroom area, complete with two water tanks on the roof, some 20 feet from the edge of the mud flow was seen leaning on its side on the verge of collapse under the weight of the mud. Premchand Boochoon told reporters the mud volcano had given warnings of an imminent eruption several hours earlier.
“Since yesterday morning, it was real active. It started making noises and the ground started to crack. There was a lot of steam in the air,” he said. Boochoon, who lives a short distance from the volcano, said he heard an explosion and opened his window to see, “mud shooting up in the air.” This was the 8.52 am eruption he witnessed. Another resident, Tara Pooranlal, said he was at the site when the volcano last erupted, 23 years ago.
Fire Sub Station officer Richardson, who called residents to an impromptu meeting, said an evacuation notice was issued out of sheer concern for the safety of people living and or working near the volcano.
“We would like to evacuate this area until the authorities come in and conduct seismic research to indicate that it is safe to return. We don’t want any loss of life. There is sulphur in the air. So we are asking people to please evacuate,” Richardson said.
Princes Town Regional Corporation chairman Gowrie Roopnarine said there were two evacuation centres, the Hindustan primary school and the Hindustan community centre, which could house the affected villagers. He revealed that two churches had booked the recreation ground for use yesterday but the visit was cancelled due to the eruption.
In a media statement, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) stated it was “closely monitoring” the volcanic activity and indicated that in order to maintain public safety and security, the roadway to the Devil’s Woodyard site is closed to the public with only local traffic being allowed into the area.
Officials from the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) and the Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago (GSTT) conducted air and soil tests yesterday. In a post on his Facebook account, Agriculture, Land and Fisheries Minister Clarence Rambharat urged citizens not to go to the area as there was seismic activity taking place.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Approximately twenty-five households living in close proximity to the Devil’s Woodyard mud volcano, Hindustan Road, New Grant were told to evacuate the area after the mud volcano rumbled to life early this morning.
The volcano, which last erupted in 1995, spewed mud and gas some fifteen feet in to the air on two occasions- at 4.20 am and 8.52 am on Tuesday morning.
The mud flow expanded some 150 feet in either direction of the crate, converting green grassy areas into an upraised grey disk of mud.
22 Hrs Ago Richardson Dhalai
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I like these police women. Good job officers.
never heard of this volcano.
Air of calm at Devil’s Woodyard
AN air of calm returned to the Devil’s Woodyard yesterday, the day after the mud volcano at Hindustan Road in New Grant, on the outskirts of Princes Town, erupted twice in five hours.
There were no more reports of visible volcanic activity.
On Tuesday, the first eruption occurred at 4.20 am followed by a minor one at 8.52 am.
To maintain public safety and security, two temporary shelters at the Hindustan Community Complex and Hindustan Community Centre were opened to accommodate any displaced villagers if the need arose.
Villagers, however, opted to stay in their homes, saying the eruption was a normal occurrence.
“Not a single person left the village, “said Doodastil Pooranlal.
“I have become tired of being frightened. I am not afraid any more because I know what it gives. I believe it reached where it is going. We will have no more explosions for the next 15 to 20 years.”
Pooranlal, 60, recalled that the volcano erupted at the end of 1960, 1970 and in 1995.
“The one in 1995 seemed to be the more dangerous one, because it had damaged roads, a shed, the entrance to the volcano, and there were cracks in neighbouring properties,” he said.
No homes were directly affected by the geological activity this week.
At about 3 am on Tuesday, Pooranlal said, he heard gas escaping from the mud volcano, a sign that it was about to erupt. He said it sounded like gunshots or trees falling. He went outside with his torchlight, but saw nothing. An hour and 20 minutes later, the mud volcano exploded.
“Social media is saying that the mud was hot. It was cold like ice. I felt it the morning,” he said.
Another resident, Premchand Boochoon, 57, said villagers have experience with the eruptions and so evacuation “is out of the question until further notice.”
Like other residents, he said the eruption in 1995 was bigger than this year’s. “It is a normal thing. Just the young villagers might be scared.
Days after the eruptions, everything goes back to normal.
“From my house I saw a huge mountain went up into the air and fell back down,” he said.
Despite receiving no new reports of overnight activities, officials from different organisations revisited the site yesterday to do further research. They included the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management, the Geological Society (GSTT), the Environmental Management Authority (EMA), the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre and the Princes Town Regional Corporation (PTRC).
In a media release the ODPM said the GSTT and the EMA are observing the geological activity at the site. The Rural Development Company and the Local Government Ministry, through the PTRC, it said, were leading the management and co-ordination of the response.
The PTRC did a damage assessment and needs analysis of the area yesterday which confirmed structural damage to the corporation’s infrastructure on site.
Speaking with Newsday at the site, engineering seismologist Ilias Papadopoulos of the Seismic Research Centre said there was no telling whether anything more would happen.
“It is too early to tell. Nothing has changed from yesterday to today,” he said.
He said the ODPM would be keeping the media informed on any further developments.
The ODPM retracted its original statement on the role of the centre in monitoring the geological activity. The centre has a professional interest in observing the geological phenomenon but did not do assessments to rate the flammability level of the site as low. Neither did the centre do continuous assessments of the site or declare the site dormant, the ODPM said.
Meanwhile the ODPM is advising citizens and tourists to avoid visiting the area. Despite the warning, visitors went to get a first-hand view of the aftermath of the eruption.
People with any questions or concerns can contact its Customer Care Centre at 511 or visit the website at www.odpm.gov.tt. Supt Rohan Pardasie and other Southern Division police visited the site.
14 Hrs Ago Laurel Williams
KEY WORD.....DEVIL.....AND CARNIVAL NOW FINISH....DE DEVIL WAS JUMPING UP!!!!!
How in the hell can u call a park like that ?
I am listening to the interview with Cheryl Hercules, and wondering who is that idiot making all that noise in the background with that music? Michelle Benjamin, sweetheart, you must take your time and speak. It sounded as if you have a motor in your mouth. I know you were very nervous to speak, knowing it was going to be shown on worldwide media.