(Loop Caribbean News) THE number of evacuees staying in emergency shelters due to the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent and the Grenadines has decreased again along with the number of available shelters.

Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, said that according to the latest update from NEMO, 19 shelters are open with 393 persons. Last week there were 24 shelters open with 514 persons.

He further related that work continues on the Old Simpson House in Orange Hill to accommodate the elderly folk, particularly those who are not well and those who were abandoned by their families in the shelters.

The Housing Repair Programme has started and progress also continues on the 27 houses being constructed at Orange Hill.
The prime minister was speaking during his face-to-face programme on Thursday morning.