JeffGersten@webtv.net (Jeff Gersten) wrote:
>How badly was Barbados hit? We were on a cruise ship waiting out the
>storm during Frances Pictures of both the paths of Frances and Ivan
>were posted. I met two ladies staring intently at the Ivan track---they
>were from Barbados, and worried.
Barbados was just brushed and is mostly OK. From Sept 8th
>... the worst affected parishes today -
>Christ Church, St. Philip, St. George and part of St. Michael.
>
>Schools and Colleges are closed today, as some of them were used as
>shelters, while others are still without electricty. The Bdos Light and
>Power crews have worked throughout the night to restore power, but there are
>some small pockets still without electricity.
>
>Of course, the debate now is'what went wrong with our roofs' Too many roofs
>on too new houses were either damaged or completely lifted.
From Sept 7th
>About 200 + buildings were damaged mostly with roofs blown off. The cover over the Concorde flew away. Lots of trees are down and have taken power lines with them. Several of the smaller hotels have had partial damage to roofs. There is a lot of debris around in the roadways...Some of the buildings at the port were damaged... One 75 year old woman was found dead in a ditch.
Another report
>Lots of branches and downed wires on the roads. Also drove past the careenage and the surf is indeed up and crashing over the barriers by Fort Willoughby (Coast Guard Headquarters)...was indeed a sight to behold. Then took a drive along Trevor's Way on my way to inspect my friends shop in the port - wow! I am so sorry I didn't have a video camera with me...the surf reminded me of the Soup Bowl in Bathsheba...The shops in the port have suffered extensive damage, with some merchandise being washed out to sea...will obviously be a while before they can open again.
>
>On my way back home, drove up the south coast - and believe it or not, there were people in the ocean at Carlisle Bay - SURFING!!! I really though I had seen it all, but that was the icing on the cake...and people were on the beach gawking at them. Continued up the south coast were I noticed a lot of debris combined with tree branches in the road. But, the National Conservation Commission I believe, was already on the job cleaning up. At KFC, the surf was actually in the parking lot...
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