St. Vincent And The Grenadines Needs Help

Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, says the island is now faced with a monumental challenge of humanitarian relief, which includes security considerations. Dr. Gonsalves, who gave a brief address during the United Nations Virtual Security Council meeting on Monday, said one fifth of the island's population has been evacuated to safer ground. He said, however, there are a number of challenges still faced by the population as they try to recover slowly from continuous eruptions of the La Soufrière volcano. Dr. Gonsalves said global humanitarian efforts cannot take place slowly. Eleven days ago, the La Soufrière volcano violently erupted, causing mass evacuation of the island's population to safer places.