Vermont resident calls for help
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A Vermont resident who took in two evacuees from Rose Bank is calling on the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) for help with water and other supplies.
Ashac Edwards (seen in happier times at her workplace at the Belmont Observatory).
“The supermarkets have nothing on sale and we are in a state of emergency. It is disrespectful to have us like this when a lot of things are being sent to the country for people like us,” Ricardo Jack told SEARCHLIGHT on Thursday while being supported by evacuees Annis Edwards and her 16-year-old son Ashac Edwards.
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Heavy rain causes floods, landslides in St Vincent
Thursday 29 April 2021
Lahars observed in the Wallibou river (Red Zone, Leeward side of the island) on Thursday morning. Photo by Prof Richard Robertson, UWI-SRC -
HEAVY rain coupled with an active volcano has added to the woes of Vincentians, as several areas of the island are now flooded and/or covered in mud and debris, with landslides in some communities.
Three weeks ago, the La Soufriere volcano erupted for the first time since 1979 and has since erupted explosively several times.
Residents of the northern part (red zone) of the island were evacuated and are at shelters or the homes of their friends/family in the safe zone.
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SOURCE: CMC – Heavy rainfall here on Thursday compounded the problems caused by the erupting La Soufriere volcano, as it resulted in major flooding, landslides and mudflows.
There are also several reports of flooding and landslides in and around the capital and its surroundings, as well as in other areas prone to landslides and flooding.
In an advisory issued on its Facebook page, the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) said the Red Zone could be impacted by mudflows as ash deposits are thickest in these areas, and the absence of trees means that all of the material will find its way down the valleys.