I was extremely worried as I was driving back home. I'd heard on the radio that the volcano on the next island was erupting, but they said it was nothing to worry about. We were supposed to be safe, but I could see a huge ash cloud rising from the volcano. When I got home, I closed closed all the doors and windows tightly. I went into the basement with a supply of fresh water, some food and the radio.
No sooner had I done this than there was an urgent warning to people to stay indoors because the ash cloud was coming our way. I waited anxiously in the basement all night, with only the radio for company.
Just after dawn the announcer said that the ash had stopped falling and the emergency services were coming to clean up the streets. Outside everything was thickly covered in ash. It was shocking, but I was glad everyone was alright.
