Vincentians suffering as water supplies dwindle
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BUCKETS IN HAND: Vincentians in Edinboro wait with buckets in hand to get water from a truck as the country grabbles with dwindling water supplies due to contamination of the water courses and water treatment plants by ash-fall caused by the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano. PHOTO BY STEPHON NICHOLAS - Stephon Nicholas
THE water crisis in St Vincent is reaching a level where some people are struggling to get potable water to cook with and drink.
The island s water management authority is trying to cope with the fallout of the La Soufriere volcano eruption which covered all of the island with volcanic ash, including its watercourses and water-treatment plants.