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Bridgetown, Barbados May 25th, 2021 – The High Commission of Canada to Barbados and the OECS officially handed over a Deployment Package to CDEMA to support its Response Units on May 19, 2021. The package, worth over CAD$15,000, was funded through the Targeted Support to CDEMA Project and equips teams with backpacks, hats, insulated water bottles and waterproof mobile phone cases.

A News Release issued from the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) on May 6th 2021 reported the following:

  • The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has lowered the volcanic alert level at La Soufrière to ORANGE based on the advice of Scientists from the Seismic Research Centre of the University of the West Indies.
  • The recommendation was made given that there have been no explosions at the volcano since April 22 and the number of volcanic earthquakes recorded has also decreased significantly.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

The 6:00PM Scientific Advisory from the UWI Seismic Research Centre (SRC) issued on 29th April 2021, reported the following:

  • Seismic activity at La Soufrière, St Vincent has remained low since the tremor associated with the explosion and ash venting on 22 April.
  • In the last 24 hours, only a few long-period, hybrid and volcano-tectonic earthquakes have been recorded and there was no further tremor.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

The 6:00PM Scientific Advisory from the UWI Seismic Research Centre (SRC) issued on 26th April 2021, reported the following:

  • Seismic activity at La Soufrière, St Vincent has been low after the tremor associated with the explosion and ash venting around noon on 22 April.
  • Only a few long-period, hybrid and volcano-tectonic earthquakes were recorded and there was no further tremor.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

The 6:00PM Scientific Advisory from the UWI Seismic Research Centre (SRC) issued on 25th April 2021, reported the following:

  • Seismic activity at La Soufrière, has remained low since the tremor associated with the explosion and ash venting around noon on 22 April.
  • In the last 24 hours, only a few long-period, hybrid and volcano-tectonic earthquakes have been recorded and there was no further tremor.

 SITUATION OVERVIEW

The 6:00PM Scientific Advisory from the UWI Seismic Research Centre (SRC) issued on 23rd April 2021, reported the following:

  • Seismic activity at La Soufrière, St Vincent has been low after the tremor associated with the explosion and ash venting around noon on 22 April.
  • Only a few long-period, hybrid and volcano-tectonic earthquakes were recorded and there was no further tremoR.

  1. CDEMA SITUATION REPORT #22 - EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION AT LA SOUFRIÈRE VOLCANO, ST. VINCENT
  2. CDEMA SITUATION REPORT #21 - EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION AT LA SOUFRIÈRE VOLCANO, ST. VINCENT
  3. CDEMA SITUATION REPORT #20 - EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION AT LA SOUFRIÈRE VOLCANO, ST. VINCENT
  4. CDEMA SITUATION REPORT #19 - EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION AT LA SOUFRIÈRE VOLCANO, ST. VINCENT
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