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Heavy rains cause mudflows, flooding in St Vincent

Social Share La Soufriere volcano is “quiet” but secondary hazards like lahar (mudflow), caused by heavy overnight and early morning rains, are posing a new kind of danger to the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines. Speaking on the daily update on NBC Radio on Thursday, seismologist Roderick Stewart said the equipment that was monitoring the volcano indicated it was quiet and there were no tremors, but lahars were occurring in all of the major drainage valleys and these could have caused damage as they passed from the volcano to the sea. Stewart, who is monitoring from the Belmont base, said this would lead to flooding because lahar tends to block existing culverts and drainage and cut new roads and paths.

#BTEditorial - Protecting women, girls in periods of disaster

April 24, 2021 In times of difficulty, it is not uncommon to turn to those in whom we have a reasonable expectation of a positive response to our request for assistance. Family represents the first port in a storm. For one’s kin is not expected to exploit our moments of weakness and exposure. Family members are most likely to respond with kindness and with no anticipation of reward for their deeds. When a person is down and out, they are often in their most vulnerable state. It is at this point that they are likely to accede to requests, that they otherwise, would reject out of hand. What pride they are prone to exhibit can easily be replaced by the reality of meeting immediate needs for survival.

UN Seeks $29 2 Million for Caribbean Island Sacked by Volcanic Eruptions

UN Seeks $29.2 Million for Caribbean Island Sacked by Volcanic Eruptions   UN Seeks $29.2 Million for Caribbean Island Sacked by Volcanic Eruptions   United Nations has launched a $29.2 million global funding appeal to aid citizens of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines affected by the major eruptions spewing from La Soufrière volcano, pledging to remain a “steadfast partner”. Volcanic eruptions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, affected around 30,000 people, and left the entire population of the main island without clean water and electricity. Reports from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), showed that about 30,000 evacuees on the Caribbean island are currently in need of shelter.

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