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Eyeing La Soufriere Morning Edition today, Dr. Robertson explained the impact of the mud flows in the Wallibou area.
Dr. Robertson said the lahars which occurred this week were particularly destructive, because of the material being carried down with the flow.
Forestry hopes dashed
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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.
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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