The St Kitts Nevis Observer
Ashfall in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, mainly on the North Windward side of the island. Ashfall has also badly affected Barbados.
The Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of National Security says the country is providing assistance to St Vincent and the Grenadines and Barbados as a result of the volcanic eruption ashfall which has covered both islands.
In a statement yesterday, the ministry said, “The devastating effects of the ash clouds from the eruptions of La Soufriere in St Vincent and the Grenadines over the past week, did not only affect the island and its inhabitants but extended eastward to Barbados.”
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TT assists Barbados with volcanic ash clean-up
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Ashfall in Dolphin Park, Christ Church in Barbados from the La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent and the Grenadines. - Photo by Rhe-Ann Prescod
TT is sending relief items to neighbouring Barbados to assist in the clean-up of the accumulation of ash from St Vincent’s La Soufriere volcano.
In a release on Sunday, the Ministry of National Security said the devastating effects of the ash clouds from the eruptions of the volcano did not only affect St Vincent, but also extended to Barbados.
The ministry said through the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM), in addition to providing relief support to St Vincent and the Grenadines, cleaning items, collected with the assistance of the Trade Ministry and the TT Manufacturers’ Association, were sent to Barbados on Saturday.
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Update on Trinidad and Tobago s assistance to St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Port of Spain: Seventy-five (75) Trinidad and Tobago nationals who were in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, were successfully repatriated to this country this morning via the Galleons Passage. These persons are currently under quarantine in accordance with the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 protocols.
Two hundred and sixty (260) tonnes of relief items collected by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) were successfully transported to Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines via the Galleons Passage and the C26 Aircraft attached to the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force.