Forestry hopes dashed
Left to Right: Feeding platforms being installed in the forest for birds & Feeding platform installed in the forest for birds Social Share
Thursday’s start to the wet season was the direct opposite of what officials at the Forestry Division within the Ministry of Agriculture had been hoping for.
The heavy rains resulted in damage to property, and flooding in several communities across the state, adding to the damage already caused by the erupting Soufriere volcano. Speaking on Wednesday with SEARCHLIGHT, Director of Forestry Fitzgerald Providence, said his department was hoping for gentle showers at the start of the wet season to avert further disaster through flooding and soil erosion.
Deep open crater at summit of La Soufrière Social Share
This observation was made by scientists during an observation flight on Monday, April 26.
Professor Robertson, speaking on NBC on Tuesday, gave an overview of what the crater looked like on Monday.
When persons ventured up Soufrière before this year’s explosive eruptions, they would would have seen a big open area inside the crater, with a dome in the middle, and another smaller dome next to the big dome, that had been building since December.
Now, “…you will see no dome, what you will see is an open crater that goes down quite a ways down.”
Caribbean water deficits
CEO of the Central Water and Sewerage Authority-CWSA
At least four eastern Caribbean territories are currently feeling the effects of the current dry spell and are reporting significant water deficits. The St. Lucia Water and Sewerage Company, WASCO, has already commenced water rationing in the Southern Choiseul district and, according to their media platform, has also had to resort to trucking water to customers in the affected villages.
In St.Vincent, the negative effects of the lack of rainfall and significantly reduced river flows have been further aggravated by the loss of four Red Zone water systems in the aftermath of the eruption of La Soufriere volcano, and the increasing demand now assigned to the remaining eight water sources as a result of the relocation of 15,000 evacuees
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The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Environment Fund is working intensively to restore this country’s forested area
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Environment Fund said it is working with local, regional and international partners to help with the restoration of this country’s forested areas in the wake of the explosive eruption of La Soufriere Volcano.
Director of the Fund, Louise Mitchell said the country’s bio-diversity has been significantly impacted by the ongoing eruption.
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