UNICEF and partners have pre-positioned lifesaving products and stand allset to offer emergencysituation services to kids and households in impacted locations of numerous nations throughout the area.
Cousins collect outside their harmed homes in La Fortune, St. Patrick, Grenada, on July 2, 2024, a day after Hurricane Beryl made landfall, tearing through their little island country and anumberof others in the area. UNICEF alerted that at least 3 million kids were at danger from the storm’s impacts.
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3 million kids at threat from veryfirst cyclone of 2024 season
Hurricane Beryl — the season’s initially, and the first-ever to start developing in the month of June — made landfall in the southeast Caribbean on Monday, ripping through Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados and Saint Lucia.
The high winds, storm rises and heavy rain triggered extensive damage, consistingof to homes and schools. UNICEF quotes that 3 million kids are at danger from the storm’s effects, consistingof flash floods.
“All efforts should be made to avoid loss of life and keep kids safe,” stated Karin Hulshof, UNICEF’s Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean (LACRO). “Our groups throughout the Caribbean are allset to assistance nationwide efforts in supplying humanitarian support to households in requirement.”
UNICEF and partners have pre-positioned lifesaving products in numerous nations in the Caribbean Basin, consistingof medical sets, instructional packages, necessary water products, sanitation and health products such as water tanks and water filtration tablets, high-performance campingtents and other devices.
Children in Grenada stand exterior their home, which suffered damage bachelor’sdegree Hurricane Beryl swept through anumberof nations in the Caribbean, taking high winds and heavy rains.
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UNICEF hasactually been supporting emergencysituation readiness efforts throughout the area on an continuous basis as part of its dedication to structure durability and decreasing catastrophe dangers. Extreme weathercondition occasions have endupbeing more regular and more extreme in the area and all around the world as a outcome of climate modification.
“Investing in nationwide capabilities to prepare for and respond to climate-related emergencysituations and offer vital services for kids is crucial,” Hulshof keptinmind.
With assistance from the UNICEF USA Mercury Fund, UNICEF has currently began working to boost emergencysituation readiness of UNICEF Country Offices and partners in the field by stockpiling materials, investing in instant child-centered action capabilities and enhancing