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Fogo volcano: Cape Verde orders evacuations after eruption off West African coast
A volcano in the Cape Verde archipelago off the coast of West Africa has erupted, prompting the nation's prime minister to call for evacuations.
A photograph posted on the local RTC TV station website showed a huge plume of smoke rising into the sky, visible from the capital Praia on a neighbouring island.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-24/cape-verde-volcano-erruption-causes-evacuations/5912766
