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One month after volcano eruptions began in St Vincent and thousands displaced, a long road to recovery

It’s been one month since the La Soufrière volcano in St.Vincent and the Grenadines began a series of explosive eruptions, displacing 20 percent of the population on this eastern Caribbean island.  Thousands of people remain in great need of humanitarian assistance. After being dormant for 42 years, La Soufrière began erupting on April 9. The massive explosions have blanketed parts of St.Vincent with heavy ash, damaged buildings, disrupted water supply, and devastated the agriculture industry.  Problems caused by the ongoing eruptions of this 4,000-foot volcano were further intensified by heavy rainfall at the end of April, which led to major flooding, landslides, and volcanic mudflows called lahars. 

US legislator calls for Temporary Protected Status designation for Vincentians

CARIBBEAN AMERICAN Congresswoman, Yvette D Clarke, has called for the Joe Biden administration to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to persons evacuated from the Red Zone in St Vincent and the Grenadines, where the Soufrière volcano has been erupting since April 9. Clarke, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, who represents the predominantly Caribbean 9th Congressional District in Brooklyn, New York, first raised the issue on April 17 after visiting a …

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