Supporting five countries impacted by Hurricane Beryl
We provided sandwiches, hot meals, cases of water, and fresh fruit to the hardest hit communities in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, and Jamaica. Our teams traveled by helicopter and boat to reach every island community, no matter how small. We also had teams in Venezuela, where Beryl caused flooding, and on the Gulf Coast of Texas, where the storm made landfall a week after it first hit the Caribbean.
We worked shoulder to shoulder with community leaders who had already begun distributing aid and helping their neighbors, and WCK offered support to help them grow their capabilities. Despite the devastation, there were still smiles on many faces as people counted themselves lucky to still be able to help one another.
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Martlyn
“I lost everything. I had to leave the baby bag with documents to save my life. It’s all gone.” Martlyn and her seven children evacuated to mainland Saint Vincent to start a new life after Hurricane Beryl destroyed their home and belongings.
Melinda
“We had to run for cover, everything was flooded…the kids were panicking…It was hectic.” Melinda lost her house to Hurricane Beryl and was injured while helping her children to safety. They were staying in a Resource Center that had been turned into a shelter for displaced families.
Ras Hadu
“My vegetables were packed outside and they were floating. All of them went away through the water.” Ras’ market stand was wiped out by the hurricane, but he managed to get fresh produce to sell to the community at a low cost.
By air & sea: Reaching islands devastated by Hurricane Beryl
An in depth update of WCK’s work during the hours and days after Beryl tore through the region.
On Carriacou
Carriacou’s port was filled with ferries that had to dodge drifting debris in the water to pick up evacuees from the island.
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Latest from the ground
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WCK provided meals to first responders in the Venezuelan state of Sucre in early July as they searched for survivors and cleared debris after Hurricane Beryl caused catastrophic flooding. Working with a local restaurant partner, we delivered hundreds of meals daily to rescue crews and impacted residents.
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As part of Hurricane Beryl recovery efforts, residents on the Grenadian island of Carriacou are pulling sunken boats out of the water. WCK teams are delivering meals by boat to people working tirelessly along the coast. We are providing meals like burritos that are nourishing and easy to eat while out on the water.
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“This storm is a significant emotional event. I remember the eye. It was eerie to see the sun come out and people coming out thinking it was over, when you are smack in the middle of it.” Lee is a sailor who is helping people on Carriacou recover boats sunk by Hurricane Beryl. WCK-provided meals are fueling this arduous work.