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7.10.04
 

Hurricane Frances (San Salvador, Eleuthera, Abaco, Freeport) / Jeanne (Abaco, Freeport)

First Hand Damage Reports AND trip reports from "after the hurricanes"
=Freeport: ...... - Jancie 18.10.04 2nd part -  17.10.04 1st part - Cheri 12.10.04
BVG reports about Freeport and other islands http://www.bahamasvacationguide.com/frances.html - jeanne
Freeport hotel openings (etc) after Jeanne Janice list 28.09.04 - addition - Jessie 29.09.04 - TOs Janice 29.09.04 - Janice 01.10.04 - Sandy 04.10.04 -
Lewis' (detailed) trip report October 15-18  - Jeff (beaches) 20.10.04 -
=Bimini how it weathered the storms, status of reefs etc. Bimini Undersea 28.09.04
=San Salvador GERACE pictures - more pictures and assessment by Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center at the University of Colorado, Dr. Gamble: UNCW/LACR
=Abaco board "2004 hurricane composite" http://coconuttelegraph.net/forums/showthread.php?t=394
Abaco hurricane recovery - positive thinking :) http://coconuttelegraph.net/forums/showthread.php?t=406
the "Abaco honeymoon couple" report http://coconuttelegraph.net/forums/showthread.php?t=379&page=1&pp=16

Min. of  Tourism website - damage reports, status etc.
click on the island - then click on one of the links on the right (Resorts etc.)
 

CDRA / NEMA Report
Jeanne: Mo 27.09.04 - (excerpts) Ray 25.09.04 22.15h / Sandy 22.22h  -
Frances: Mo 06.09.04 -  #4 (Sa 04.09.04) - #3 (Fr 03.09.04)
NEMA report on MFA website http://www.mfabahamas.org/NEMA.htm > click on date
(UN) Reliefweb docs pertaining to Bahamas http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/ByCountry/Bahamas?OpenDocument&StartKey=Bahamas&Expandview
MOWU Hurricane Frances Damage Estimate http://www.samanacollege.com/samanaimages/samanapdf/damageestimate02.pdf

http://www.cdera.org/cunews/uploads/usaid_caribbean_hurricanes_factsheet_fy_2005_1_oct012004.pdf  graphic of impact of Hurricanes Frances, Ivan, Jeanne on the Caribbean http://www.cdera.org/cunews/uploads/usaid_graphic_frances_ivan_jeanne_100104.pdf
 

other websites with reports
All Islands - Stormbarib Damage Reports http://stormcarib.com/reports/2004/bahamas.shtml
http://www.hurricanecity.com/ is also quite informative, but its a bit too flashy for my taste
 

TV / Radio
view ZNS aftermath news clips on http://www.dabahamianting.com
Listen live to zns radio http://www.znsbahamas.com then click on listen live, you may have to keep clicking play because it cuts out from time to time.
(another ZNS-link for Quick Player, takes ages to load (news? only music so far) http://69.13.156.244/zns.sdp

Relief organizations see here

Hurricane message boards see here - other boards here

On-line newspapers see here for list or see below for selected articles

Hurricane related links on my website
 

Info bits, stories
Cheri of BVG "list of hotels ready to open when electricty back " BVG board
another "hotel status" list http://www.rockwelltours.com/storm.asp
Bonnie (Brad's car rental) updates about "flight movements" in Freeport http://f27.parsimony.net/forum67650/messages/5734.htm
Janice: "The very very best way to help us and all Bahamian people on GBI is to come on vacation." Geographia/GBI Board
Cheri's account - Freeport, before, during and after Frances 10.09.04  "Cheri on Hurricane Frances, 1st hand" BVG Board
Lauralyn - Eyewitness News from GBI as of 9-10-04 Geographia/GBI Board
Brian's neighbour: Eyewitness account Freeport 09.09.04  Geographia/GBI Board
Bob, report and photos, 20.9.04 Geographia/GBI Board
Reports re Nassau: - Shelley/Bahamas-mon -
Other interesting threads Robert/Fodors -
brief damage report about some Freeport resorts
Staniel Cay/Exumas images
about Water and power in Freeport. about when power/water comes back.
about waived duty, duty is NOT waived when sent from individual to individual. This was changed later (down to some %) - status after Jeanne
diving conditions after a hurricane http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=5&tid=34531354 - see also Nasa Sedimentia (scroll down to Bahamas) - and Nasa SeaWiFS images after Frances
26.10.04 diving conditions Abaco Abacoboard
11.09.04 Ivan photographed by astronaut aboard ISS http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-9/html/iss009e22187.html
FPO link to photos at ofoto (Rand) of West End after Frances/Jeanne
Links to photos Geographia/GBI board
hurricanetrack "jeanne over bahamas" poster http://www.hurricanetrack.com/jeanneposter1.html
Samana College - map with position of eye of Frances http://www.samanacollege.com/samanaimages/samanapdf/frances02.pdf
USAID financial support for Caribbean countries hit by hurricanes
Danny - Freeport pictures of hurricane damage http://photobucket.com/albums/v452/fasst1/ (page 1)

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