Caribbean Island: Volcano Displaces 20,000 Persons, Cuts-off Water, Electricity
Caribbean Island: Volcano Displaces 20,000 Persons, Cuts-off Water, Electricity
Around 20,000 persons have been displaced by a volcanic eruption on a Caribbean island. They are currently in need of shelter.
The entire population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, has been left without clean water and electricity since last week.
It is due to last week’s eruption of La Soufrière volcano in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citing reports from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, pointed out that about 20,000 evacuees on the Caribbean island are currently in need of shelter.
IOM Responds to Devastation Caused by La Soufrière Volcanic Eruption in St. Vincent
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St. Vincent – The first members of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) s emergency response team arrived today (23/04) in St. Vincent to support displacement tracking activities and the delivery of essential shelter and emergency items to thousands of people who were forcibly displaced by the eruption of La Soufriere volcano.
The team will also provide technical guidance at shelters where more than 6,000 Vincentians now live. A shipment of approximately 1,200 hygiene kits and cleaning equipment will arrive from Trinidad and Tobago in the following hours. The situation in St. Vincent is still uncertain. As the eruption can go on for months, this is a crisis that will require a humanitarian response but also a response in terms of rehabilitation, said Jan-Willem Wegdam, IOM´s Emergency Response Coordinator for La Soufriere Eruption.
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04/23/21
St. Vincent – The first members of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) s emergency response team arrived today (23/04) in St. Vincent to support displacement tracking activities and the delivery of essential shelter and emergency items to thousands of people who were forcibly displaced by the eruption of La Soufriere volcano.
The team will also provide technical guidance at shelters where more than 6,000 Vincentians now live. A shipment of approximately 1,200 hygiene kits and cleaning equipment will arrive from Trinidad and Tobago in the following hours. The situation in St. Vincent is still uncertain. As the eruption can go on for months, this is a crisis that will require a humanitarian response but also a response in terms of rehabilitation, said Jan-Willem Wegdam, IOM´s Emergency Response Coordinator for La Soufriere Eruption.
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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.