St Lucia Red Cross volunteers offloading items from Barbados Red Cross

The St Lucia Red Cross will continue its operations of providing immediate relief to victims of Hurricane Tomas. Despite the challenge of accessibility caused by lack of suitable transportation and blocked roads, the organization has been able to respond in fifteen communities, reaching out to more than six thousand affected persons in these communities.

Maureen Winter and her mother on the boat back to Castries

Maureen Winter is breathing a sigh of relief, thanks to the support of the St Lucia Red Cross. When news of the approach of the Tropical Tomas was announced, Mrs Winter began to feel a sense of concern for her ninety-eight (98) year old mother, who lived alone in Soufriere. According to Mrs Winter, “My mother lives alone, she has two helpers, one for the day and one for the night.

Cutting Up the Trees

The Barbados Red Cross Society (BRCS) has launched “Operation Breadfruit” the key component of its response to the humanitarian needs of Barbadians affected by the damage done by Tropical Storm Tomas.

SLU Volunteer Len Isidore loading the boat to Soufriere

On Saturday October 30^th, the island of St Lucia was impacted by Hurricane Tomas, a category one hurricane. The system which was upgraded from a tropical storm at 11:00am on Saturday, lashed the island with gusty winds, rain and sea surge.