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Really feeling scared for the Caribbean Island effected by this current Hurricane. Bigger countries like the USA are better equipped to handle stuff like this and can bounce back a lot faster. Infrastructure in the Caribbean is general is not usually as good and it looks like places are getting smashed up real bad. Totally scary. Lots of these Island rely heavily on Tourism and if there are no places to stay or visit the economy is crushed.
Really feeling scared for the Caribbean Island effected by this current Hurricane. Bigger countries like the USA are better equipped to handle stuff like this and can bounce back a lot faster. Infrastructure in the Caribbean is general is not usually as good and it looks like places are getting smashed up real bad. Totally scary. Lots of these Island rely heavily on Tourism and if there are no places to stay or visit the economy is crushed.
I'm not sure the US is necessarily better equipped as we saw with Hurricane Katrina in 2005, but you're right that they can bounce back a lot faster.
Saint Martin definitely went through hell. The good news is that half the island belongs to France and the other half to The Netherlands, so rebuilding will be quicker there since billions of Euros will flow from Europe.
Puerto Rico (this was one of the least affected islands where the hurricane was felt.)
This is the aftermath in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Video made today. So far this is the largest city affected by this hurricane.
Right now the hurricane is being felt in Dominican Republic, although they are lucky most of the hurricane went north of the island.
Right now in Samana, Dominican Republic.
This is now in Puerto Plata.
This is inland in Santiago. After San Juan, Puerto Rico; Santiago is the second largest city affected by this storm thus far. It has about 1 million people in the city and surrounding area.
Things in Santo Domingo are much calmer (this is the largest city of the Caribbean, almost 4 million people.)
Things are also calm in Punta Cana. Not much damage.
Lastly, this is how things are right now in Turks and Caicos Islands. These guys aren't as lucky as the Dominicans since the storm is getting closer to them.
Frankly, when I watch the news and see the vast destruction, and when climate experts say those events will become the standard in that region, I wonder if there is much of a future for the Caribbean. What is the point in rebuilding an island just to see it being torn apart again a year later? Who will pay for that, insurance companies certainly not anymore, if they ever did. Places like Haiti simply don't have the means to recover, they have not even digested all the previous catastrophes. And being blacks, nobody really cares about them in this racist world, anyway.
This Brazilian videotaped the preparations in her home island of Saint Martin on Sept 5, the day before the storm arrived. She hasn't posted a new video since then, hope she and her husband are ok.
Anyway, notice how choppy the lake looked (she said she had never seen it like that) and how windy it was even before it got truly cloudy from the storm. It also caught my attention that she and her husband didn't cover their windows with wood panels and, while serious, I found it comical about the towels she put by the window to prevent flooding. Something tells me that their apartment became a huge mess during the storm.
The video is in Portuguese, but she physically show the preparations and even goes outside a few times. Due to that, it's easier to follow along with what she says even if you don't understand Portuguese.
This Brazilian videotaped the preparations in her home island of Saint Martin on Sept 5, the day before the storm arrived. She hasn't posted a new video since then, hope she and her husband are ok.
Anyway, notice how choppy the lake looked (she said she had never seen it like that) and how windy it was even before it got truly cloudy from the storm. It also caught my attention that she and her husband didn't cover their windows with wood panels and, while serious, I found it comical about the towels she put by the window to prevent flooding. Something tells me that their apartment became a huge mess during the storm.
The video is in Portuguese, but she physically show the preparations and even goes outside a few times. Due to that, it's easier to follow along with what she says even if you don't understand Portuguese.
Hope they're okay. They may have no power, so no computer use.
Frankly, when I watch the news and see the vast destruction, and when climate experts say those events will become the standard in that region, I wonder if there is much of a future for the Caribbean. What is the point in rebuilding an island just to see it being torn apart again a year later? Who will pay for that, insurance companies certainly not anymore, if they ever did. Places like Haiti simply don't have the means to recover, they have not even digested all the previous catastrophes. And being blacks, nobody really cares about them in this racist world, anyway.
It is depressing, but the only way to deal with it is by improving infrastructure. Some areas are simply more prone to natural disasters than others. The Pacific Ring of Fire is another area that is a hotbed of activity, yet it didn't stop humans from developing settlements there.
I had two friends living on St Martin. One came back 4 weeks ago to permanently stay in NL again so he definitely dodged a bullet, but the other one still lives there. His FB page is not been updated since 3 days. Hope he and his family are alright.
My thoughts are with the Caribbean people
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