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Supplies for St Vincent being loaded on board the MV Galleons Passage before it set sail for the island on Tuesday morning carrying aid and Defence Force troops to assist after the eruption on Friday of the La Soufriere volcano. Photo by Stephon Nicholas.
Tobago’s relief drive for volcano-hit St Vincent and the Grenadines amounts to more than $112,000 so far.
Providing an update on Thursday, Tobago Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) director Allan Stewart said the island has collected over 2,456 items, mostly comprising bottled water, non-perishable items and toiletries.
Stewart said corporate entities, religious bodies and non-governmental organisations are contributing to the effort.
Dennis: TEMA preparing for volcano ash deposits if it happens
THA Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis. Photo by Ayanna Kinsale
THA Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis says while the probability of ash from St Vincent’s La Soufriere volcano reaching Tobago is low, the Tobago Emergency Management Emergency (TEMA) is putting things in place.
He told Newsday a contingency plan is being prepared in the event Tobago finds itself in the same position as Barbados and Grenada which have been dealing with ash deposits from the volcano which erupted on Friday last week after months of renewed activity.
As of 1 pm on Monday, the Met Office said it had received no official reports of ash deposits in the country. Meteorologist Saide Shakeer told Newsday by e-mail, We are currently monitoring all reports from authorised and official bodies as well as atmospheric conditions and factors that may influence the movement of ash either directly or indirectly over our area.
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