On Monday 1 July, Hurricane Beryl made landfall on the island of Carriacou in Grenada as a Category 4 hurricane, causing extensive damage. The hurricane intensified further as it entered the Caribbean Sea, peaking as a Category 5 hurricane by Tuesday 2 July. The hurricane is ongoing and has severely damaged infrastructure and many areas without electricity.
The World Health Organisation reported that 1,032 people required evacuation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2,500 in Grenada, and 129 in Trinidad and Tobago.
We urge our Community to unite and help in whatever way they can to support the relief efforts in the Caribbean. One Young World Ambassadors from the region have verified the following organisations that need your support.
We must act now.
Organisations recommended by One Young World Ambassadors
How to support?
The Red Cross have branches including Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
NaDMA Grenada is a Comprehensive Disaster Management non-profit organisation based in Saint George's, Grenada currently working at great length to provide relief to the Islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique.
The Sumaritan's Purse for International Relief DC-8 departed the international headquarters on 2 July, with 13 Members of the Disaster Assistance Response Team and 25 tons of life-saving relief for hurricane-devastated residents of Grenada in the southern Caribbean's Windward Islands.
The World Central Kitchen is based in the Bahamas and works to provide cooked meals as Relief to those who have been affected by Disasters within the region.
The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Disaster Relief Fund has opened as a response to Hurricane Beryl's devastation, demanding immediate action.