2023 Special Reports
Amidst Flooding Fears, Hope for Bridges Grows
School children and residents above the Rabacca Dry River struggle as rainfall and flooding increases
By 
Gloridene Hoyte-John |
The dramatic and powerful eruptions of the La Soufriere volcano on April 9, 2021, on the Island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines led to the evacuation of 20,000 people from the so-called “red zone.” – nearly 5 percent of the 110,000 population of the Caribbean country. While the eruptions and evacuations were deeply traumatic – including no drinking water for weeks – the last two years have been full of more struggles for the evacuees as the government and aid organizations have slowly replaced or rebuilt the housing lost during the disaster.