#Soroptimists send financial aid to St Vincent to support humanitarian efforts by SI SVG

BBC News April 15th

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-56754885

The humanitarian crisis caused by volcanic eruptions on the Caribbean island of St Vincent will last for months, a UN official has warned.

Didier Trebucq said nearby islands including Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda could also be badly affected. He said the UN was setting up an international funding appeal.

About 20,000 people have been evacuated from their homes since La Soufrière volcano began erupting last Friday. It had not previously erupted since 1979.

Mr Trebucq, the UN co-ordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, said clouds of ash and smoke were continuing to pour from the volcano every day. “We are expecting that continuous explosions and ash fall will continue over the coming weeks in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, but also in neighbouring islands such as Barbados, which has also been severely affected… as well as Saint Lucia and Grenada,” he told reporters.

SI Weybridge & District are delighted to learn today that the #SIGBI charity, the #Emergency Relief Fund, has made a payment of £1,000 to #St Vincent and the Grenadines, in the wake of the devastating volcano eruption. If any members wish to make a personal donation, they can do so through the Emergency Relief Fund, by sending any monies for St Vincent to Joanne Voller at Head Office.