https://youtu.be/h5D3XGS.Jc-s?feature=shared aftermath of Beryl UN


Hurricane Beryl has badly affected the Caribbean islands. 70% of the customers are without water supply and 40% of customers are without electricity. Net connectivity is badly affected in Jamica and other islands like Barbados. The good news is that Jamaican people and government are showing great resilience and turning around fast from setbacks experienced due to this category 5 hurricane. With the 2.5 million US$ Emergency Response Fund (ERF) and active support from United Nations and Unicef, this turn around is taking place rapidly. The shelters are being de-commissioned as people are returning to home. Airport operations are resumed. Although the Resident Coordinator mentioned that people now need everything that is needed for humans to survive, yet the spirit of unity and resilience is winning over the adversities.
The resident coordinator of Grenada mentioned that Carriacou island under Granda is badly hit by this category 5 hurricane. Only 9595 persons (2019 census) live in Carriacou and everybody is affected. In other words, no one now remains in Carriacou to come forward and extend help to the affected inhabitants. Communications outside the disaster zone is also a challenge. Seas are exceptionally rough. French Naval vessel and coast guard vessels are reaching disaster zones as K is completely cut off from rest of the world.
Records suggest that the island experienced such severity due to hurricane last time in 1955. Governments have employed rapid assessment teams and are dropping supply. Rapid Response Fund and Central Response Fund are being released.
The news of concern is: the season of hurricane has just started in the region; twenty hurricanes may be expected in season. Experiencing a category 5 hurricane in June/early July is more surprising. Warming of sea has resulted to this climate change. The actions taken by island governments for building resilience is already destroyed by this first strike by nature and the islanders are now left to face the next course of extreme weathers with core spirit of resilience and possible support from the rest of the world. Support of UN is helping the Caribbeans to deal with inherent vulnerability of these exotic archipelagos.



