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Civic-minded entities stepping up in St Vincent

April 17, 2021 Regional and international agencies as well as corporate entities have wasted no time in rendering monetary and other assistance to St Vincent and the Grenadines which has been severely affected by eruptions from the La Soufriere volcano during the week. The European Union (EU) has mobilized €740,000 (EC$2.4 million) in emergency humanitarian aid to support those affected by the extremely damaging consequences of the volcano. Explosive eruptions started on April 9, prompting the local government to order an immediate evacuation of the most directly exposed areas. The pyroclastic flows descending downhill and the approximately 10km-high ash column, whose falling debris have covered villages, damaged the country’s electricity grid and disrupted the water supply.

EU gives humanitarian aid to St Vincent & the Grenadines

Article by Social Share Humanitarian efforts currently taking place in volcano-hit St Vincent & the Grenadines will benefit from a just under US $900 000 from the European Union (EU). The emergency funding will be managed by the EU humanitarian aid department and implemented by humanitarian partners already active in Kingstown. It will prioritise interventions to guarantee immediate access to water, sanitation, hygiene, healthcare and distributions of non-food items, in addition to the protection of the most vulnerable. “Our thoughts are with those who have been displaced, including those who have been left without clean water or electricity, due to the La Soufriére volcanic eruption,” Head of the EU Delegation in Barbados, Malgorzata Wasilewska said.

St Vincent s long road to recovery: grapples with eruptions, covid19, dengue

2 Hrs Ago Vincentians in Edinboro wait with buckets to get water from a truck as the country grapples with dwindling water supplies due to contamination of watercourses and water treatment plants by ash-fall from La Soufriere volcano. PHOTO BY STEPHON NICHOLAS - St Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross youth liaison LaToya Creese believes the road to recovery for the island will be a long, challenging one, as the country is dealing with three disasters at the same time. We were not just coping with covid19 in St Vincent. We were coping with covid and dengue because we still have an ongoing outbreak.Now we are dealing with a volcanic eruption, and on top of that we are heading into the hurricane season, Creese, a Vincentian, said.

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