Fabrice Fontaine from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Martinique told AP that it is the first time an alert of its kind has been issued since the volcano last erupted in 1932.

volcano Mount Pelee towering beyond. Since my first visit to Martinique at 15 on a sailing jaunt with my father, I’d been intrigued by the dense, humid forests of the north, but it wasn’t ...