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Residents in Mount Brennan, St Vincent catching water. Residents are grappling with the effects of the explosive eruptions of La Soufriere Volcano, April 15, 2021. (Picture by Sandy Pitt.) Social Share
Port Of Spain – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders Thursday pledged their ongoing commitment to help St Vincent and the Grenadines deal with the impact of an erupting La Soufriere volcano that has so far resulted in the evacuation of thousands of residents on the Caribbean island.
A statement issued after the regional leaders met virtually under the chairmanship of Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, noted that the special emergency meeting “committed to continue providing extensive support to St Vincent and the Grenadines and pledged solidarity with that member state as it strove to cope with the disaster”.
CARICOM heads hold emergency meeting
Dr Ralph Gonsalves
Prime Minister Social Share HEADS OF Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in Special Emergency session on Thursday April 15 to discuss the situation in St Vincent and the Grenadines caused by the on-going volcanic eruptions of La Soufriere.
They committed to continue providing extensive support to St Vincent and the Grenadines and pledged solidarity with that Member State as it strove to cope with the disaster. The volcano erupted on Friday 9 April and has been spewing ash and emitting pyroclastic flows.
Dr the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines briefed his colleague Leaders on the situation at the meeting which was held virtually. It was presided over by the Chair of the Conference of Heads of Government Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. The meeting also received information from the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Mana
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In the midst of a COVID-19 battle to reduce our infection rates and declare that our island no longer has “community spread” comes the unexpected fallout of the effects of the La Soufriere volcano.
Jokingly, some have said they are better equipped to do what has to be done to avoid contracting the deadly virus than they were for what we encountered last weekend.
The eruptions of the volcano, which were catastrophic for St Vincent and the Grenadines, left our entire country covered in ash. From then until now we seem to be under siege as we daily await word from authorities as to when the next ashfall will come.
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