[IMG: Hurricane Georges making landfall on the Dominican Republic September 22, 1998; Credit: Dennis Chesters, Marit Jentoft-Nilsen, Craig Mayhew, and Hal Pierce, Laboratory for Atmospheres, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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Georges - St.Maarten/St.Martin
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Pictures courtesy of Wim ter Hart, webcarib.com

Maho Beach - Palm trees and beach still OK!

Philipsburg - From Captain Hodge Pier

The hard workers of GEBE (the power company) restoring power to the whole island. Together with Public Works they started removing trees which were hanging over the power lines right after the winds went down.

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