This Apr 11, 2021 image shows the view from the Belmont Observatory in Saint Vincent as the La Soufriere eruption continues. UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations launched an appeal on Tuesday for donations of more than US$29 million to help Saint Vincent and the Grenadines following several devastating volcanic eruptions that have turned the landscape of the Caribbean nation"apocalyptic".
The La Soufriere volcano erupted for the first time in 40 years on Apr 9. Eruptions have continued to occur daily, with ash clouds covering the country and reaching surrounding islands.The ash, mixed with recent rains, have turned the north of the island"apocalyptic and desolated," Didier Trebucq, UN coordinator for Barbados and eastern Caribbean countries, said Tuesday after two days visiting.
The premier noted that the country was already struggling from the COVID-19 pandemic which has shut its borders, depriving it of important tourist income.The eruptions have not killed anyone but nearly one fifth of the country's 110,000 people have been evacuated to safer areas.Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the smallest state ever to sit on the UN Security Council, where its two-year term as a non-permanent member ends in December.
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