Hurricane Beryl: Guyana deploys 2nd shipment of goods to affected Caribbean islands
…GDF ranks helping with rebuilding efforts, needs assessments
Guyana has dispatched its second shipment of relief aid to support its Caribbean neighbours that were recently affected by hurricane Beryl which wreaked havoc thorough the Caribbean over the past week.
Some of the items on the vessel bound for St. Vincent and the Grenadines include; pumpkin, cassava, milk, peanut butter, tarpaulin, batteries and battery chargers, solar fans and lamps, mattresses, pillows, clothing, sanitary products, hygienic items, first aid kits, power tools, zinc, lumber, doors, generators, water tanks, and safety vests. These items were acquired through a collaborative effort with the Government of Guyana, the Private Sector Commission, and local Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).
Kissoon’s Furniture donated 50 cot mattresses and 50 pillows to the Civil Defence Commission. The CDC’s Preparedness and Response Manager, Major Lakshman Persaud accepted the contribution from Christina of Kissoon’s Furniture
These items are currently enroute to St. Vincent and the Grenadines and are being transported via cargo vessel MV Hien. The vessel departed local waters at about 18:00h on Sunday. It is estimated to arrive at its destination today.
An earlier relief package arrived in Grenada several days ago via a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) aircraft.
Additionally, the Guyana Defense Force on Monday (GDF) sent an assessment team by GDF Beechcraft 8R -1GY from Air Station London, Guyana, to Grenada. The team will conduct damage assessment and needs analysis ahead of the contingent’s main body. The team is led by Lt Col Andy Pompey. Following the evaluation, the main body will be deployed to Grenada to assist in rebuilding efforts.
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will receive these items at their Port Kingstown location. Caricom & the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) are working with all stakeholders to ensure safety and security during the ongoing hurricane season. The Guyana Government has heard the call to render aid and will do so consistently as the need arises.
GDF has sent an assessment team by GDF Beechcraft 8R -1GY from Air Station London, Guyana, to Grenada to conduct a damage assessment and needs analysis ahead of the contingent’s main body
The category four hurricane made landfall last week in Carriacou, Grenada, and subsequently intensified into a category five storm. According to info received by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Beryl, originating as a tropical depression, underwent a rapid intensification on June 30th, making it the earliest major hurricane in the Atlantic. The cyclone swiftly moved westward, posing an immediate threat to several islands in the Eastern Caribbean. Beryl’s journey across the Eastern Caribbean was marked by its strength, reaching Category 3 to Category 4 with maximum sustained winds between 130 and 150 MPH. Hurricane Beryl impacted nine (9) CDEMA Participating States: Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada and its dependents, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. The impact on Grenada and its dependents and St. Vincent and the Grenadines was significant, prompting a level two response support from the Regional Response Mechanism (RRM).
