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CDEMA warns an active hurricane season looms
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By Marlon Madden
As Barbadians dust off tons of ash, while a major relief effort is underway in volcano-stricken St Vincent, the Caribbean’s top disaster management official has warned the region’s people not to take their eyes off a more active than usual hurricane season that begins in six weeks’ time.
The head of the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Elizabeth Riley, called on residents to be prepared, pointing out that while experts are predicting 17 named storms “remember it only takes one [to cause major destruction]”.
“Please bear this in mind,” she told journalists.
SVG Eruption and Evacuation Underscore Rapid-Response Caribbean Solidarity
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The eruption of La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) last Thursday was long-awaited and expected, but its effects could not have been predicted, ash clouds flying high and spreading as far as Barbados.
The evacuation was planned and though initially chaotic, improved with time and better management.
Following the Red Flag from The UWI’s Seismic Research Centre (SRC), national emergency units in neighboring islands (like Saint Lucia’s NEMO) sprang into action advising residents about how to protect themselves, while Health authorities also had to prepare for arrival of evacuees.
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