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Over 100 people in Emergency Shelters across SVG 
Press Release
August 27, 2019

Over 100 people in Emergency Shelters across SVG 

One Hundred and twenty-six people are in emergency shelters across the St Vincent and the Grenadines.

A release from the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) said In Bequia, five persons are at the Pentecostal Church in Port Elizabeth, three at the Georgetown Secondary School, 45 at the Sandy Bay Primary School, four at the Spring Village Methodist Church, two at the Lodge Village Government School, one at the Fancy Apostolic Faith Church, one at the Diamonds Government School, 25 at the George Stephens Secondary School in Colonarie, six at the Emmanuel Baptist Church in South Rivers, eight at the South Rivers Learning Resource Centre, one at the South Rivers Methodist School, 15 at the Owia Government School, two at the Richland Park Government School and 11 at the Barrouallie Government School.

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