Danger after disaster: why emergencies come with increased risks for women

After events such as Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean, shelters offer refuge but no guarantee of safety to women and girls The grandchildren called the shelter Final Destination, after a favourite film. Tedica Alexander, 61, a resident of Union Island in St Vincent and the Grenadines, recalls with pride – and a tremor in her voice – how her nine grandchildren supported her and others at the Ashton community centre when Hurricane Beryl hit the area in July 2024. Alexander arrived after she was...

By Jewel Fraser in Port of Spain, Trinidad