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The U.S. government has mobilized a multi-tier, interagency approach to bring much needed relief to the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.\u00a0 The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) recently announced an increase of US$100,000 in disaster relief for people affected by violent eruptions of the La Soufri\u00e8re volcano.\u00a0 Partnering with the St. Vincent Red Cross, USAID will fund the distribution of emergency food and relief supplies including hygiene kits, fuel, mattresses, and portable stoves.\u00a0 This announcement follows the US$40,000 in USAID assistance that fuelled vehicles to evacuate Vincentians living in the Red Zones and helped the St. Vincent Red Cross stand up their emergency evacuation centers immediately after the increased seismic activity.\u00a0 The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) is funding US$60,000 in humanitarian assistance projects, which will deliver personal protective equipment and shelter supplies to St. Vincent.\u00a0 Multiple citizen organizations in the United States, including those of the St. Vincent diaspora, have also reached out to help.<\/p>

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U.S. Ambassador Linda Taglialatela has been in direct communication with Prime Minister Gonsalves as well as regional partners that are rendering assistance to the island country.\u00a0 \u201cOur primary concern is the safety and security of the people of St. Vincent.\u00a0 We have planned and prepared for situations like this.\u00a0 Now is the time to prove that all the training has been worth it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The USAID\u2013USGS Volcano Disaster Assistance Program (VDAP) continues to support the University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Research Centre to monitor the volcano\u2019s activity.\u00a0 These teams have been collaborating closely since December 2020, when there was an initial rise in La Soufri\u00e8re\u2019s activity.\u00a0 In February, VDAP contributed US$100,000 in equipment to build three seismic stations and purchase radios to enhance communications in St. Vincent.<\/p>

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Within the last year, part of US$1.8 million in USAID regional assistance has supported the Caribbean Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology\u2019s use of drones and satellite imagery to provide climate data and relay information to disaster management authorities.\u00a0 US$200,000 specifically funded the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency\u2019s (CDEMA) work with the St. Vincent National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) and upgrades to its emergency operation centers.\u00a0 NEMO is led by Director Michelle Forbes, to whom the U.S. Embassy awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 2008.\u00a0 She completed her Masters in Public Administration and Graduate Certificate in Disaster Management at Georgia State University.<\/p>

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In 2019, St. Vincent and the Grenadines hosted the Caribbean-focused training exercise Tradewinds sponsored by SOUTHCOM with the participation of 22 partner countries and their security services.\u00a0 As Prime Minister Gonsalves described it at the time, \u201cThe objective of the training exercise is to test, improve, and enhance our region\u2019s readiness and response mechanisms in natural disasters.\u201d\u00a0 Tradewinds 2019 simulated a volcanic eruption.<\/p>\n

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