Whether they're completely honest about the degree is a different question, but their government seems to be taking the problem seriously enough to evacuate residents within 20 km. (nakedpastor.com)
That meant evacuating residents and setting up road cordons. (fortune.com)
To speed - up the relief and rebuilding efforts, the Government declared a State of Emergency for Barbuda only and evacuated some residents on a voluntary basis. (sflcn.com)