La Soufrière Volcano: A Growing Humanitarian Crisis - NPR

The volcano is expected to continue erupting and has caused a humanitarian crisis.

The volcano is expected to continue erupting and has caused a humanitarian crisis.

Residents have been displaced and are left without clean water or electricity, adding a humanitarian emergency into the mix.

Vincent, 110,000 people, without clean drinking water or electricity.

Resident Coordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Didier Trebucq said in a briefing Wednesday.

The water system has been shut down so any drinking water is coming from outside the country.

"We are facing a situation with a great deal of uncertainty and also a humanitarian crisis that is growing and may continue for weeks and months," he said.

said it has pre-positioned water and hygiene supplies, in nearby Barbados, including 60,000 masks and medical gowns.

The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre said explosions and ashfall are expected to continue over the next few days.

Even when the volcano stops erupting, which could be weeks from now, he expects the challenges to last more than six months

"In reality, 100% of the population is indirectly affected by the situation," Trebucq said