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St. Vincent & the Grenadines: La Soufrière Volcano Situation Report No. 05 (As of 30 April 2021)
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This situation report is produced by the United Nations Sub-Regional Team (UNST) for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It is issued by the Office of the Resident Coordinator Office with the support of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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• On 29 April, rainfall resulted in flooding and landslides affecting residents and damaging housing infrastructure. Mudflows impacted the RED zone as ash deposits are thickest in those areas due to theabsence of trees. There were reports of flooding and landslides in and around Kingstown and its surrounding areas, with three emergency shelters being flooding.
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: La Soufrière Volcano Situation Report No. 04 (As of 23 April 2021)
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This situation report is produced by the United Nations Sub-Regional Team (UNST) for Barbados and the Eastern in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It is issued by the Office of the Resident Coordinator Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean with the support of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.(OCHA).
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• On 20 April 2021, the United Nations for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean launched the United Nations Global Funding Appeal for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Mr. Didier Trebucq gave remarks, UN Resident Coordinator, the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Hon Ralph Gonsalves, Ms. Elizabeth Rielly, Executive Director, (ag) Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), and Dr. Didacus Jules, Director General, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission. The aim
United Nations launches $29 million appeal for St. Vincent and the Grenadines and other affected countries as volcano eruption continues
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Kingstown (St Vincent and the Grenadines)/New York, 20 April 2021 – The United Nations has launched a $29.2 million global funding appeal to help those affected by the eruptions of the La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and other impacted countries during what has been described as the country’s “midnight hour of need”.
The eruptions of the La Soufrière volcano which began on 9 April is expected to displace close to 20,000 persons with over 12,700 evacuees now registered in public shelters and in private homes. Entire villages have been covered in ashes, buildings damaged , schools and businesses closed , crops and livestock destroyed, and residents left with limited access to clean drinking water. Further eruptions are expected in the coming weeks.