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Humanitarian crisis feared in St. Vincent amid eruptions

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SAN JUAN – Ongoing volcanic eruptions have displaced about 20% of people in the eastern Caribbean island of St.

Vincent as a U.N. official on Wednesday warned of a growing humanitarian crisis. Between 16,000 to 20,000 people were evacuated under government orders before La Soufriere volcano first erupted on Friday, covering the lush green island with ash that continues to blanket communities in St.

Vincent as well as Barbados and other nearby islands. About 6,000 of those evacuees are considered most vulnerable, said Didier Trebucq, United Nations resident coordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. “So we are facing a situation with a great deal of uncertainty, and also a humanitarian crisis that is growing and may continue for

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