An official added: "we are covered in ash and strong sulphur scents pervade the air ... take the necessary precautions to remain safe and healthy".[22] Barbados dispatched a "humanitarian assistance and disaster response" mission to the island.[23] The International Volcanic Health Hazard Network warned that the ash is a "nuisance" to healthy people, but the ash and sulfur dioxide gas "could affect asthmatics and others with chronic health conditions".[24]