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PM Confirms One Fatality As Elsa Damage Assessment Continues - St. Lucia Times News

Prime Minister, Allen Chastanet, has confirmed that one man died in Fond St Jacques, Soufriere during the passage Friday of Hurricane Elsa. “Sadly, I do have to report that there has been one fatality - a gentleman in Fond St Jacques perished in his home,” Chastanet said in a video posted on his official Facebook […]

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