 And the United Nations has launched a global appeal fund for the volcano-stricken sister aisle. Prime Minister Hon. Berth Gonsalves taught the Red Zone with a UN team, as Khalil Kato of SVG-TV. Prime Minister Gonsalves said that the communities have long faced multiple threats from nature, including sea erosion, hurricanes, unseasonal and excessive rainfall, and most recently the eruption of the volcano in a time when the entire nation is battling the COVID 19 pandemic. Berth Gonsalves said there is quite a bit of work that will need to be done in the area as homes which were not totally destroyed will need extensive repairs. The Prime Minister said he wanted the United Nations officials to see first hand the level of devastation unfolding on the island as a result of the eruption of the La Sufra volcano. The combination of forces of nature piled up from the last event with rainfall, excessive rainfall and landslides and mudslides and the rest. The impact of the rumbling and rolling of stones too and the ash fall and on top of that what we are seeing with sea erosion so it's the multiple problems in this case three of them related to nature. Several persons in the delegation from the UN used in the world to describe here apocalyptic. UN resident coordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Didier Trebuk described what he saw as apocalyptic, noting that his team will be working alongside the government of SVG to provide assistance to those in need. The United Nations to help the people of St Vincent and Agronadine to with not only humanitarian assistance supply to have the government supplying the most basic needs like water, like food, like cash voucher, like air and help with the cleanup of the ashes and all related environmental issues but also to recover from this crisis, to rehabilitate the country, to look at the housing and shelter in need but also more local needs so that people can return safely as soon as possible and within the current risk that exists. Trebuk further stated that all facets of the United Nations have been mobilized and a donation of two million US dollars in aid will be given to SVG.