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useful links
especially for the time when hurricanes are expected or have passed
past hurricane
seasons (e.g. info collected during a hurricane)
see here
for all the other hurricane related links
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)
+++Articles
<>01.06.04
"The
hurricane season begins today "
Nassau
Guardian
Frances
03.09.04
"Frances
in Central Bahamas" Nassau
Guardian
03.09.04 "I
ready for Frances" Nassau
Guardian
03.09.04
"Price
gougers warned - Inspectors dispersed to monitor stores" Nassau
Guardian
09.03.04
"'Price
gouging will result in revoked licenses', says Miller" NassauGuardian
03.09.04
"Worker
down-time pay during storm uncertain"
Nassau
Guardian
03.09.04
"Hurricane
Frances causes school postponement"
Nassau
Guardian
03.09.04
"Police
prepared for Frances" Nassau
Guardian
05.09.04
"Bahamas:
'We survived it" Miami
Herald
05.09.04
"Bahamians
Recover From Hurricane Frances"
AP
06.09.04
"Hotels
expect downturn after Frances"
Nassau
Guardian
06.09.04
"Bahamasair
resumes flights" Nassau
Guardian
06.09.04 "ZNS
led hurricane coverage - Other stations could not compare" Nassau
Guardian
06.09.04
"Shelters
not properly inspected, says NEMA" Nassau
Guardian
06.09.04
"NEMA:
No GB drowning; missing person sought" Nassau
Guardian
07.09.04 "Team
tallies island losses" Miami
Herald
07.09.04 "West
End, Grand Bahama" Tribune
07.09.04 "PM
Damage Assessment in Freeport" Ann/Nassau
Guardian (?)
07.09.04
"Devastation
in GB - West End nearly wiped out" Nassau
Guardian
07.09.04
"Water
rationing in effect" Nassau
Guardian
07.09.04
"Frances
Fury (incl damage assessments of all islands)" Nassau
Guardian
08.09.04
"Hurricane
seemed interminable in the Bahamas" Sun
Sentinel
08.09.04
"Frances
Creates Tourism Fallout (incl some info about damages to
hotels/resorts)"
Bahama
Journal
08.09.04
"Relief
on the way - $25 million to come from European Union" Nassau
Guardian
09.09.08
"2,000
plus buildings declared uninhabitable"
Nassau
Guardian
09.09.08 "A
new spin on hurricanes - Frances' residual benefits:Improving the
environment"
Nassau
Guardian
09.09.08 "Straw
vendors displaced - Vendors taunt Miller who claims new tent is coming"
Nassau
Guardian
09.09.08 "U.S.
to the rescue - Cargo aircraft brings relief to Grand Bahama" Nassau
Guardian
09.09.08
"Claims
rolling in" Nassau
Guardian
09.09.08
"Smart
advice for filing a Home Insurance Claim" Nassau
Guardian
10.09.04
"After
Frances, an eye on the Bahamas [Nassau Resorts etc]" Palm
Beach Post
10.09.04
"Serious
water shortage in N.P. - WSC urging residents to conserve" Nassau
Guardian
10.09.04
"Abaco
after Hurricane Frances" Nassau
Guardian
10.09.04
"Eleuthera
- Seaweed clogs cove; bridge closed etc." Nassau
Guardian
13.09.04
"Water
bottleneck! - Bottle shortage, high demand thwart Aquapure's
deliveries"
Nassau
Guardian
14.09.04 "West
End making an impressive comeback"
Freeport
News (first edition after Frances, see also photos in the
pdf-version)
15.09.04
"Government
assailed for imposing customs duty on hurricane supplies" Freeport
News
17.09.04
"Massive
lay-off - Crowne Plaza at Royal Oasis, lay-offs to well over 1,300
employees."
Freeport
News
Jeanne
- first crossing
18.09.04
"Jeanne
looms - Storm system expected to hit NW Bahamas by Sunday" Nassau
Guardian
20.09.04
"Garcia
says water in Freeport is now good enough to drink" Freeport
News
20.09.04
"Customs
duty dispute flares" Freeport
News
20.09.04
"Tropical
storm kills more than 600 in Haiti [Jeanne]" AFP/Reliefweb
- false report: "Jeanne also left nine dead in the Bahamas and two in
Puerto
Rico."
21.09.04 "BCB
rebuts newspaper's criticism of storm coverage" Nassau
Guardian
21.09.04
"Jeanne
threat minimal - Hurricane not likely to hit Bahamas" Nassau
Guardian
22.09.04
"Don't
drink the water, Health Minister advises" Freeport
News
22.09.04
"Social
Services coordinating post-hurricane assessments" Freeport
News
22.09.04
"Rats,
flies infest Grand Bahama" Nassau
Guardian
22.09.04 "Straw
market remains topless"
Nassau
Guardian
24.09.04
"Hurricane
relief desk opens" Nassau
Guardian
27.09.04 "San
Salvador repairs in full swing"
Nassau
Guardian
Jeanne
- second crossing
27.09.04 ""God
Has Shown Mercy on Us," says Grand Bahamian" Nassau
Guardian
27.09.04 "Abaco
devastated - Hurricane Jeanne was like a "freight train" passing
through"
Nassau
Guardian
27.09.04
"Water
pressure being gradually restored"
Nassau
Guardian
28.09.04
"Sears
sums up GB damage with one word: Devastation" Nassau
Guardian
29.09.04 "A
Cry For Help - Residents of the Mud plead for government assistance" Nassau
Guardian
29.09.04
"Treasure
Cay Airport handling all air traffic despite hurricane damage" Nassau
Guardian
29.09.04 "No
connection to outside world - Phone services in Abaco remain
inoperable"
Nassau
Guardian
29.09.04
"Coping
with the psychological impact of a hurricane" Nassau
Guardian
29.09.04
"Mclean's
Town hit hardest by fury of Hurricane Jeanne" Freeport
News
29.09.04 "PM
visits a devastated Abaco" Freeport
News
29.09.04 "BTC
pushes to re-link Abaco to the World" Freeport
News
01.10.04
"Gibson
gives update on damage assessment"
Freeport
News
03.10.04
"Abaco:
A long road to normalcy" Nassau
Guardian
03.10.04
"'Wet'
Jeanne soaks up Abaco stores' profits" Nassau
Guardian
03.10.04
"Trailer
homes for GB" Nassau
Guardian
03.10.04
"[Temporary]
Homes arrive" Freeport
News
03.10.04 "GBPA
on 'mission of mercy'" Freeport
News
03.10.04
"Royal
Caribbean Cruises includes Freeport [and Coco Cay] among its
destinations"
Freeport
News.
05.10.04
"Abaco
phones, power restored - BEC, WSC eyeing Grand Cay, Cherokee Sound" Nassau
Guardian
05.10.04
"Relief
for Club Fortuna workers" Freeport
News
05.10.04 "No
visa: Only passengers from Freeport allowed" Freeport
News
06.10.04 "Storms slowing tourist arrivals - Many
vacationers taking second look at region" Nassau
Guardian
06.10.04 "No Alarm! - Advisory for G.B./Abaco
procedural; U.S. Embassy says it is merely informing Americans" Nassau
Guardian
06.10.04 "Bad for business - Hurricanes: minimal
impact on tourism but bad for the budget" Nassau
Guardian
07.10.04 "Almost there: More than 14,000
customers
are now receiving power" Freeport
News
07.10.04 "Johnson reassures GBPC customers" Freeport
News
07.10.04 "GB tourism on the rebound despite US
travel advisory [incl list]" Freeport
News
07.10.04 "Special application forms for exemption
now obsolete" Freeport
News
08.10.04 "Grand Bahama hurricane damages
estimated
at more than $85 million" Freeport
News
10.10.04 "Some towns left behind as Bahamas
reawakens"
Palm
Beach Post
10.10.04 "Islands recover from hurricane blows"
Sun
Sentinel
12.10.04 "Good tourism news" Freeport
News
15.10.04 "Farmers seek hurricane relief [Farmers
Melvin and Joan Wells]" Freeport
News
15.10.04 "Virgin Islands linesmen preparing to
go home" Freeport
News
16.10.04 "U.S. Navy brings supplies" Nassau
Guardian
16.10.04 "Passing the buck - NEMA 'blameless'
but Red Cross silent on status of relief supplies" Nassau
Guardian
19.10.04 "Cable services restored" Freeport
News
20.10.04 "Hurricane update" Nassau
Guardian
25.10.04 "Weekend surprise - store owners in
the International Bazaar [Freeport] were more than relieved with cruise
stopovers" Freeport
News
28.10.04 "We're back: New campaign to promote
tourism to Grand Bahama" Freeport
News
31.10.04 "The Bahamas: Hit or Miss" NYTimes
Travel - comment to it BVG/Freeport
board
01.11.04 "Wilchcombe cries - Rebirth forecast
for 'neglected' hurricane-ravaged West End" Nassau
Guardian
01.11.04 "Free houses for storm victim -
Government
aims to please "illegitimate" dwellers [Abacos]" Nassau
Guardian
01.11.04 "Back on stream: GB Chamber president
encourages local businesses to stay focused" Freeport
News
01.11.04 "Northern firefighters warned of
post-hurricane
fire threats" Freeport
News
10.11.04 "A step closer: Return of U.S.
pre-clearance section at GB airport is expected to boost tourism" Freeport
News
23.11.04 "Picking up the pieces [Grand Cay,
Abaco]"
Freeport
News
23.11.04 "Final NEMA meeting held in G.B." Freeport
News
23.11.04 "Unregistered farmers being urged to
do so" Freeport
News
09.10.04 "Rebuilding
West End:Temporary housing completion date changed to early January" Freeport
News
11.01.05 "NEMA, Customs express concern about
fraudulent vehicle claims [Abaco]" Freeport
News
25.01.05 "Major
Hurricane Repairs Still Left" Bahama
Journal
31.01.05 "Slow repairs
disappoint Education Minister" Nassau
Guardian
07.02.05 "Disaster Relief Fund
almost depleted" Nassau
Guardian
12.02.05 "Roofs over their heads - 11 families suffering loss from
hurricanes handed keys to new homes
[Abaco]" Nassau
Guardian
02.03.05 "Prime Minister presents 28 families with keys to their new
homes" Nassau
Guardian
Feb-March 2003 "Bahamian Rhapsody [Grand Bahama]" Access Club Mac
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