Vincentians suffering as water supplies dwindle
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BUCKETS IN HAND: Vincentians in Edinboro wait with buckets in hand to get water from a truck as the country grabbles with dwindling water supplies due to contamination of the water courses and water treatment plants by ash-fall caused by the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano. PHOTO BY STEPHON NICHOLAS - Stephon Nicholas
THE water crisis in St Vincent is reaching a level where some people are struggling to get potable water to cook with and drink.
The island s water management authority is trying to cope with the fallout of the La Soufriere volcano eruption which covered all of the island with volcanic ash, including its watercourses and water-treatment plants.
UN warns of humanitarian crisis due to La Soufriere volcano eruption 2 minutes read
San Juan, Apr 14 (EFE).- The United Nations coordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Didier Trebucq, said Wednesday that the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines could cause a humanitarian crisis for its 110,000 inhabitants.
Trebucq, in a virtual press conference, said the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano, in constant activity since Friday, makes us face a humanitarian crisis that could also affect, to a lesser extent, neighboring islands.
“This crisis may last more than six months,” said the UN official, who called for international aid as a higher priority, adding that the agencies operating in the region have provided their aid effectively so far.
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KINGSTOWN – General manager of Central Water and Sewage Authority (CWSA), Garth Saunders said the situation with the supply of water in volcano-hit St Vincent continued to improve.
Water has been a scarce commodity in the island following the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano last Friday, with ashfall contaminating major supply reservoirs, lakes, rivers and streams.
“Our situation is getting better,” he said on the Face-to-Face talk show in conversation with Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves on NBC Radio. “We are now on a more solid road to recovery in terms of restoring the water supply system.
Skinny Fabulous: St Vincent’s road to recovery a difficult one
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Cultural ambassador for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, soca artiste Gamal ‘Skinny Fabulous’ Doyle, is concerned about his country’s recovery, as he says the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano has caused complete devastation to the island’s infrastructure and agricultural landscape, threatening its food security.
Speaking to Guardian Media from his home in SVG’s capital Kingstown, Doyle said the road to recovery will be a long and crucial one.