Photo story: Piparo mud volcano comes alive

Guardian photo on new mounds at mud volcano at Piparo

A mud volcano in Piparo, central Trinidad has come alive again after being dormant for 14 years.

Villagers report that two new mounds had surfaced, spewing mud several feet into the air at five minute intervals.

In 1997 the volcano first erupted, sending a plume of mud nearly 100 metres in the air, causing damage to homes nearby are causing fear among villagers.