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Yesterday, Monday May 8, 2021 was observed as World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day. In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the day was dedicated to the volunteers and staff of the Red Cross who are reaching people affected by the eruption of La Soufrière, dengue, and COVID-19, and display a commitment to local community action that is unstoppable, a release stated.
“It has been a difficult time for our communities since the eruption of La Soufrière one month ago. The Red Cross teams have been out learning about needs and providing emergency relief to those impacted. Many of our volunteers and staff have been impacted by the evacuations themselves,” said Bernard Morgan, President of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross Society (SVGRC).
CDB Project Boosts Assistance to St. Vincent and the Grenades Volcano Monitoring Capacity
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Vincentians impacted by the eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano will be getting over US$135,000 in assistance for relief supplies, volcano monitoring and early warning equipment under the Volcano Ready Project funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
Supplies including 500 mattresses, 1500 cases of bottled water and fifty (50) 800-gallon water tanks were delivered to the country on April 29, while the equipment is being procured. The equipment includes Seismic Stations (Seismometers, recorders, digitiser, power supply and case), 20 Wireless Ethernet Radios, one Remote monitoring camera, three GPS Antennas and receivers, one SO2 Spectrometer for gas measurement and a Mavic 300 drone.
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The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross Society received some 40-thousand bottles of water this week from the French Red Cross
40-thousand bottles of water this week from the French Red Cross
A release from the Red Cross says the donation arrived on Wednesday, aboard a French naval ship, along with a quantity of other supplies.
The donation included 25 cubic meters of bulk storage, desalinated water, as well as cleaning kits, masks, sanitizer wipes, and gloves.
The local Red Cross Society has been working in collaboration with the CWSA, which identified the communities most in need of water.