(5 Jul 2024)
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Union Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 04 July 2024
1. Various of homes and businesses damaged by Hurricane Beryl
2. People waiting for water and food aid
3. Military and boat with aid
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Terrance Ollivierre, Member of Parliament, representative for the Southern Grenadines:
“The health center has been damaged. When I was up there, they were attending to in the lobby. You found that other essential services are critical at this point and time.”
5. Various of people on the streets, damaged homes and businesses
6. Dog
7. Damaged buildings
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Canouan, St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 4 July 2024
8. Damaged homes and businesses seen from the sea
9. Various of people on the streets, damaged buildings
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Mayreau, St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 3 July 2024
10. Destroyed church
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Mayreau, St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 4 July 2024
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Luke Browne, former Minister of Health of St. Vincent and the Grenadines:
“This church suffered an awful fate as a result of the passage of Hurricane Beryl a few days ago, and it is an indication of what has taken place throughout this island.”
12. Various stills of damaged buildings ++MUTE++
13. SOUNDBITE ( English) James Alexander, resident of Mayreau:
“You know, everything was flying all over the place. Looking at a tank full of water, and that thing was lifted up and was swirling in the air. I had never seen anything like this in my life. I experienced (Hurricane) Ivan but nothing like this.”
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Mayreau, St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 3 July 2024
16. People unloading aid
STORYLINE:
Residents of Union Island, one of the small islands that make up St. Vincent and the Grenadines, are facing a disastrous scenario after Hurricane Beryl devastated the island's buildings and infrastructure.
The storm, which affected over 2,000 people, has left homes completely destroyed, schools with torn-off roofs, and trees stripped of leaves.
Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves announced at a press conference on Thursday that a fast ferry between the islands, including Union Island, will be chartered five days a week, from Monday to Friday.
"The government will cover the cost of all of that," he said.
Gonsalves said on Thursday that other relief measures include a waiver of duties on chainsaws, jackhammers, generators, and water tanks and a similar waiver on all relief supplies.
According to the latest report from the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDMA), 98% of the homes on Union Island were damaged.
Extensive damage has also been reported on the island of Canouan.
Mayreau, the smallest inhabited island of the Grenadines, a mere speck on the Caribbean map, was razed, but with only 1.2 square kilometers and around 360 inhabitants, it is getting little attention and help.
When the storm hit, the people of Mayreau sought refuge in the church of The Immaculate Conception, built in 1930.
But its sturdy stone construction was no match for the hurricane, which tore off the roof and knocked down several walls.
“This church suffered an awful fate as a result of the passage of Hurricane Beryl a few days ago, and it is an indication of what has taken place throughout this island,” said Luke Browne, former Minister of Heath of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Mayreau resident James Alexander said that during the hurricane he saw a tank full of water being lifted up and swirling in the air.
"I had never seen anything like this in my life," he said.
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