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St Vincent PM grateful as Trinidad and Tobago supplies arrive
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ON THE GROUND: This screengrab from video images on St Vincent media outlet VC3 s Facebook page shows TT Defence Force officer Lt Col Josette McLean, left, with St Vincent Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves on Tuesday afternoon after she and other TT military personnel arrived on the MV Galleons Passage. - VC3
Reporting from St Vincent
A GRATEFUL Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St Vincent and the Grenadines was on hand on Tuesday afternoon to greet the MV Galleons Passage, which arrived from Trinidad laden with much-needed supplies for the volcano-stricken island.
St. Vincentâs La Soufriere volcano continues to erupt, tainting water supply and forcing evacuations
By Catherine Park
St. Vincent volcano smoke
Scientists monitoring the La Soufriere volcano on St Vincent witnessed large plumes of smoke and ash billowing upwards on April 13.
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent - Videos coming out of the Caribbean are showing the devastating effects of the recent and continued eruptions of the La Soufriere volcano on the island of St. Vincent.
Plumes of smoke continue to billow into the air as precious resources are being tainted by the falling ash.
Satellite footage recorded the exact moment of just one of the many eruptions that have taken place on April 13 since the beginning of the volcanic activity on April 9.
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday he is monitoring the volcano eruptions in St Vincent and the Grenadines and advised that Cabinet will review the matter to see how to best assist.
Ash rises into the air as La Soufriere volcano erupts on the eastern Caribbean island of St Vincent, seen from Chateaubelair, Friday, April 9, 2021. (AP PHOTO/ORVIL SAMUEL)
The 4,049-foot La Soufrière volcano in St Vincent erupted on Friday, just hours after government officials ordered an evacuation of thousands of people from the surrounding communities.
The eruption of the volcano resulted in the island being blanketed with ash and forcing some 16,000 residents to evacuate their homes to cruise ships and safer parts of the island.
Saint Vincent seeks water and funds
AP, KINGSTOWN,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Leaders of volcano-wracked Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on Tuesday said that water is running short as heavy ash contaminates supplies, and estimated that the eastern Caribbean island nation would need hundreds of millions of US dollars to recover from the eruption of La Soufriere.
Between 16,000 and 20,000 people have been evacuated from the main island’s northern region, where the volcano is located, with more than 3,000 of them staying at more than 80 government shelters.
Dozens of people on Tuesday stood in lines for water or to retrieve money sent by friends and family abroad. Among those standing in one crowd was retired police officer Paul Smart.