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| - Anguilla News Website |
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| - Anguilla |
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Please post this. I just talked to the owner of Covecastles and the reservationist of Cinnamon Reef. Many thanks! ScubaMom Covecastles & Cinnamon Reef resorts: Covecastles Villa Resort had no structural damage. The tennis courts were under 30" of water during the storm but that has now receeded. The beach has washed away but will return. They plan to be ready for guests by mid-December. Cinnamon Reef lost the roof on two villas which are being replaced and the resort should be ready for guests again by next week. All in all, good reports on these two resorts considering the island received the brunt of the hurricane. |
| - Lenny aftermath |
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Hello
I have tried to answer all your email but I am
inundated with hundreds and it will take days . So please read this
message and only contact me if you have an urgent situation.
The Island survived the storm
Frangipani is open
rendezvous bay is open
People with reservations at
cap Juluca should contact the hotel
Some damage was sustained by Sonesta but they
continue to operate and the guests tell me that the general manager was out in
the storm personally delivering food and beverage to his guests.
Blue waters has some water damage but
nothing they cannot handle
The valley flooding is receding
The navy are helping out
The electric dept. has a lot of work to do but
are already filing up
Cable and wireless and wireless is doing
well
Restaurants are reopening
Roys
Ripples
Scilly Key
Le ducs
and most will follow
Message from Eudoxy And Sandra at Scilly Key
Hello to all our friends we are Fine and we will be open on Wednesday and on
Sundays untill you all come back.
Anguilla will have a tourist season this year and most
of the beautiful beaches will be even more dazzling.
I thank you all for your Concern its nice to Know that we have
such a loyal following , so to all you Anguillaphiles I say Cheers and drop by
for a drink on your next visit..
Roy
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I just received an email from Una Gumbs
representing Rendevous Bay and the email states that Rendevous Bay is open and
has sustained NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. I again urge all to continue trying to
make contact direct with the various properties of interest. I will
continue my postings as accurately as possible. I have requested
information from the tourist department in reference to all of the properties
but they have not responded due to communication problems. Stay
tuned.
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| - Update |
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Anguilla has only sufferd from flooding. Stuctural wise Anguilla houses are fine. |
| - Fw: Lenny aftermath.... pics in AXA |
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| - Radio Report from Anguilla |
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I just received a LIVE radio report on
Anguilla. All of the major hotels have been badly damaged and the beaches
as well. Malliouhana apparently feared the best with only minor structural
damage and the stand by generator under water. They should be up and ready
for the tourist season. Rendevous Bay, Anguilla Great House, Cuisinart and
Cap Juluca have sustained structural and water damages that are very
severe. Ashley's supermarket was totally flooded (10 to 11 feet of water)
and therefore they have sustained millions of $ in damages to building, items,
Air Conditioning ...the business. At East End, the pond rose and there are
homes there that are covered completely by water. Some family names of
these homes were mentioned in the report. They were using boats to
evaucate. The Valley experienced the same major flooding and boats were
also used. The Bottom flooded and Sandy Ground pond burst and flowed into
the sea contaminating the water there and many fishing boats were lost as a
result of the pressure. There are poles, electrical wires down so Cable TV
and Electricity is out. Telephones are working in some areas. The
British Navy is on Anguilla and are currently doing an aerial survey of the
island. Because most of the homes on Anguilla have concrete roofs, there
was minimal damage to roofs on the island. I have received lots of
inquiries on Kellyvilla at Seafeathers, so to the general public, my sources
tell me that it is intact...only the spouting was lost and flooding like
everywhere. It therefore has received no damage. Anguillians are a
resilient people and they have already vowed to pick up the pieces and start
again. They will rise again with friends like you all praying for them and
supporting their efforts. Again, there were no lives lost in on
Anguilla.
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| - News from Anguilla! |
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Just got word from my husband at Malliouhana. They're safe and sound and trying to get things up and running again. I guess the generators at Malliouhana were flooded, so they still have no electricity (or phones), but the weather has finally lifted. He said that if you didn't know any better, you'd think it was just an overcast day in Anguilla. The damage is pretty extensive and I think people are getting pretty cranky without food and running water. But they're already starting to work on getting things up and running again. Only a couple of pieces of news on structural damage on the island - the storm tore the roofs off of the staff housing at Malliouhana and he said that the Pumphouse is basically an island right now with two rivers on either side of it. Not sure when they'll be able to get off the island - crossing my fingers they'll be back by Thanksgiving! |
| - Lenny |
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Hi
Its 7.40am Friday and for some reason unknown to
me we are still on the air.
Lenny has passed its still raining with squally
winds.
I left my house at 5.45 to check on my airplane
it took me almost two hours to get to Crocus bay via the airport,The valley is
unpassable Ashley's store is in ten feet of water,the flood water goes all the
way from Eric Rieds house at north side to the cricket ground . At
the airport two aircraft were destroyed both of them Islanders, one belonging
two viecas airlink and one local, I was lucky to own an Hanger and both the
planes in it were untouched. I was lucky again when I got to Roys Place I found
that the structure was sound. I have decided to open tonight on a limited happy
hour basis, people will need a place to meet and hot safe food. I am posting
this from Crocus Bay , i am able to do this because after the damage caused by
Hurricane Luis in 1995 we invested in generators for the house and the
business.
For those of you who are guests in my apartments
they are fine and the beach is better than ever although a lot of the shrubbery
is gone and the trees have lost branches . I will give detailed reports as I get
information on the rest of the Island . Based on the flooding in the valley I
would say that all low lying areas are flooded, this would include east
end,Island harbor,sandy ground,west end and blowing point.
as far as I am aware there were no injuries on
Anguilla.
Roy
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| - Anguilla Upte |
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I am getting direct reports from Anguilla
because the telephone services still works on most of the island.
Residents in the Sandy Ground area are calling for evacuation. The waters
and rain are causing major damage in this area. The East End area (the
corn) close to the clinic is completely flooding. Residents are taking boats to
get to their families and evacuate them from that area. The Cuisinart
Resort was badly damaged due to storm surges. It is reported that one or
two of the buildings shifted due to the fact that it was built on or very close
to the sand. With this storm create significant storm surges, they
couldn't help but have the end result. The Rendevous Bay is also very
damaged. Cap Juluca is totally flooded and all of the beaches mentioned
above have been destroyed. It will take some time to restore these
beautiful beaches. I have not had any reports of structural damage as yet
because my sources are unable to make a complete island tour. They are now
in the eye wall and it is relatively calm. The residents are out and about
at this time trying to secure other relatives that need to be evacuated.
This is being done mainly by boat. Anguilla's reports of St. Martin is
terrible. They are reporting structural and cosmetic problems in St.
Martin. No word on St. Barths as yet. Will post as I am contacted
from Anguilla.
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| - Lenny 6.00pm Nov 18th |
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Hi Well we are still with you, thanks to the amazing effort by cable and wireless many phone lines are still open. Lenny is hitting with its full force right now about120mph we understand that this is now the maximum sustained wind, it is difficult to see which way the wind is blowing from it seems to come from all directions at the same time but we are told that it will come more from the SW as the storm slowly moves eastward throughout the night. Thanks to 102.7fm SMX we have had plenty of news reports from St Maarten unfortunately a lot of the news is bad news. The wind is blasting our home and shrieking though the shutters, hopefully we will see a reduction in the next few hours. We still have internet contact with TWC but the imformation is only guesswork. Have to go now Mandy says its staring to look like hurricane luis and stuff is starting to fly. Roy Flash the govt admin office in St Maarten has just lost its roof. |
| - Anguilla update |
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Just wanted to let you know that I just spoke with my husband in Anguilla and got an update on conditions there. He's staying in Mead's Bay and says they're weathering the storm OK. He said it's REALLY intense. The rain and wind are so strong that they have 2 inches of rain in their 2nd story room. Water is just seeping into the room through any itsy bitsy crack or cranny it can find. Miracle of miracles, the phones were working - the electricity is not. And all the matches are soaked, so they have no light. It sounds pretty gloomy. When he called, he sounded like he was on a bad cel phone connection. But he was on a regular phone. Apparently I sounded perfectly clear to him. It was just the sound of the rain and wind outside making all the noise. The storm is right on top of them right now. It has been for a few hours. He said that he thought that it might be stalled again - or maybe it just seems that way. But everyone is fine. Just tired of the storm, and ready for it to blow out to sea again! |
| - Lenny |
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Hello from Anguilla. This may be my last report so I will try to make it accurate Wind is from ne to se around 100mph the center is very close to SMX we expect the full force in the next hour or two. Cap Juluca evacuated its guests and there are reports of damage from the western side of the island. I just returned from Crocus bay my restaurant is ok so far but the wind is strenghening and the electric poles are beggining to lean to the west,this will worsen as the ground gets saturated and when the wind veers to the west I imagine lots of them will fall. So far some tree branches and some telephone wires are down. Reports from SMX tell of 15 foot swells hammering great bay Most phones are out so I guess we will go soon although our cell phone is still working ok 1 264 235 6248 land line is 1264 497 5242. Once again thanks for your concern. Roy On a lighter note despite the storm Roys Place is still planning its Friday night Happy Hour menu. Hows that for optimism. Email subscribe to join the list. |
| - Lenny |
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Good morning We thought we had slept through the storm but we were wrong,it appears to be stalled,the winds are out of the SE I would have to guess that they are up to about 90 at this time[8.00am] 1600z,we took a drive around and so far there appears to be little damage,at least the airport,the valley and Crocus bay are ok for the time being. I have been running on the generator since about 8.00pm last night so I will be able to maintain these postings as long as the phone lines hold. Thank you to all those people who have sent messages of encouragement, We really do appreciate it. Regards Roy |
| - Lenny |
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This may be my last chance at contact, its 5.30
PM Wednesday Nov 17th conditions are very bad, torrential downpour, winds are
tropical storm force gusting to hurricane force and increasing rapidly,darkness
came an hour and a half early.The sea continues to rise , we expect it to
get much worse before it gets better.I am switching off now,I will try to post
again at 6am .
Regards
Roy
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| - Lenny |
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Hello from Anguilla.
It is 10.15 am Wednesday Nov 17th. So far we
have had two hours of heavy rain with thunderstorms and moderate winds from the
southeast.However the beaches on the south west side of the Island are already
suffering and a surf has started to push onto the north western beaches I would
say the water level has risen two feet and still rising.
We will try to report in at around 6pm, for now
we are still boarding up our sliding glass doors.
Regards
Roy
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| - Lenny |
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For all of you guys wondering about Anguilla.
The sky is overcast and the wind is from the southeast with occasional showers
the time is 2100 Z or 5pm local Tuesday Nov 16th, we dont know what to
expect but we hope for the best, as usual. We do know that if we are the target
we can expect trouble on Wednesday night.
Good luck to all the other Islands in the track
of Lenny.
Roy
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