Government activates on-line disaster relief fund

THE Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has activated a Disaster Relief Fund Website to receive online financial contributions in support of the hurricane relief effort.

A release from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), said the website is now live and persons wishing to make contributions, may now go to https:// www.svghurricanerelief.gov.vc/hurricane.

Hurricane Beryl impacted St Vincent and the Grenadines as a Category 4 storm on July 1, 2024, causing severe devastation in the Southern Grenadine Islands of Union Island and Canouan where over 90 percent of homes were severely damaged or destroyed. Similar levels of significant damage were reported in other Grenadine islands of Mayreau, Mustique, Petit St. Vincent, Palm Island, and Bequia.

The OECS Commission said it is working to support Member States affected by Hurricane Beryl. In a statement released after the passage of the hurricane, Director General of the OECS, Dr. Didacus Jules in a statement said: “I am deeply saddened by the loss of life and significant devastation caused by Hurricane Beryl in our region with notably severe impact on Grenada (Carriacou and Petite Martinique) and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. I send my deepest condolences to the families and all those who have been impacted by this extreme weather event”.