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St. Vincent fears COVID-19 outbreak with volcano evacuations Kristin Deane And Dánica Coto Associated Press Updated:  Tags:  A woman and a girl walk wearing protective head coverings walk on a street covered with volcanic ash a day after the La Soufriere volcano erupted, in Kingstown, on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent, Saturday, April 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Lucanus Ollivierre) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) KINGSTOWN – Officials in St. Vincent said Thursday that they were extremely worried about a COVID-19 outbreak given the lack of water and more po...

Photos taken Tuesday show an area near the volcano almost unrecognizable from just two weeks earlier The lush green land is now destroyed by fallen ash, with the roofs of homes covered in a thick layer of dust La Soufrière erupted Friday for the first time in 40 years, with continuous explosions over the following days Eruptions are expected to continue for weeks with the UN warning of a growing humanitarian crisis Around 20,000 people have so far been evacuated from the most dangerous 'red zone' Fears are mounting about the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak as 4,500 residents pack in emergency sh...

Heavy ashfall from La Soufrière has contaminated many communities’ water supplies, leaving people to congregate in long queues at standpipes. Among those queueing was Suzanne Thomas, 46, a saleswoman from South Union, who said she was hosting nine evacuees in her home who were huddled together, sleeping on rugs and blankets. “It’s really rough. We have to use one jug of water to shower, brush our teeth and flush the toilet,” she said Kevin Sam, 17, said he had had no water at all since Saturday. “I’m glad these standpipes are available, because I don’t know what we would’ve d...

2 Hrs Ago A desolate strip of road on the east coast of the Red Zone a few miles from the erupting La Soufriere volcano. Photo courtesy Searchlight Newspaper - AS DOZENS of Vincentians continue to refuse to leave areas surrounding the La Soufriere volcano, the police are taking matters into their own hands. Anyone caught there, in  the “red zone” will be arrested and prosecuted. The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) announced this on Monday afternoon. The volcano erupted three times on Friday and activity has been increasing. An evacuation order was issued on Thursday fo...

Article by Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves interacting with children who had to evacuate their homes at the Thomas Saunders Secondary School in Kingstown, which has been turned into an emergency shelter. (Picture by Clare Keizer) Social Share St Vincent & The Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves made an impassioned plea for citizens of the country to take the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. This followed a report from chief medical officer Simone Keizer-Beache that SVG recorded 14 new positive cases from 34 samples received and tested on Sunday in the midst of the country gr...