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| Volcano erupts on Red Sea island | Volcano erupts on Red Sea island |
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| A search for survivors is under way after a volcano erupted on a Red Sea island near Yemen. | A search for survivors is under way after a volcano erupted on a Red Sea island near Yemen. |
| The western part of the tiny al-Tair island, used as a military base, collapsed following the eruption, Yemen's defence ministry said. | The western part of the tiny al-Tair island, used as a military base, collapsed following the eruption, Yemen's defence ministry said. |
| Coastguards and a Canadian frigate are searching for nine Yemeni soldiers based on the island. | Coastguards and a Canadian frigate are searching for nine Yemeni soldiers based on the island. |
| Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh flew to nearby Hudaidah port on Sunday to observe the situation. | Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh flew to nearby Hudaidah port on Sunday to observe the situation. |
| He ordered Yemen's navy to send rescue teams to the area. | He ordered Yemen's navy to send rescue teams to the area. |
| The lava is spewing hundreds of feet into the air Ken AllenCanadian Navy Animated guide: Volcanoes | |
| The Canadian navy frigate HMCS Toronto was sailing towards the Suez canal when it received a request for help in the search and rescue operation. | The Canadian navy frigate HMCS Toronto was sailing towards the Suez canal when it received a request for help in the search and rescue operation. |
| On Sunday evening, navy spokesman Ken Allen told reporters in an e-mail that the entire island was "aglow with lava and magma as it pours down into the sea". | |
| "The lava is spewing hundreds of feet into the air, with the volcanic ash also a 1,000 feet in the air." | |
| The island, some 140km (80 miles) off the Yemen coast, is about two miles long and has been used as a military base since 1996. | The island, some 140km (80 miles) off the Yemen coast, is about two miles long and has been used as a military base since 1996. |
| Geologists say al-Tair, which lies on a major fault line, last saw a volcanic eruption in the late 19th Century. | |
| Yemeni officials are linking the eruption to several small earthquakes which they say hit the island on Sunday morning. |