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Wondering about friends or family? Unfortunately I am unable to answer all the e-mail at this point of time. You can now post your plea for help on the Caribbean Hurricane Page Bulletin Board.
Do you have any info about the situation on the Bahamas? Please, forward it to me at gert@gobeach.com Also, check out the Bulletin Board. Let's try to help each other out! No news is bad news! Thanks, Gert
More Bahamas news at BahamasNet. Abaco Is. updates can also be found at: Abaco's Community Message Board. Note that you should not, I repeat, not post your plea for help on that message board. They are running in emergency mode and allow only 'new' information provided by ham radio operators and other first-hand reports. Please, post your plea for help on my board. Really, this is serious! Thanks, Gert
More recent reports can be found on another page.
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Club Med website has a brief update.
http://www.clubmed.com/ID-N9 AT XNNFDAckAAD1iLcM/HomePage/communique.html
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| - Hurricane Floyd |
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The northern Bahamas is still under the effects of Hurricane
Floyd. Yesterday, all schools( except those used as hurricane shelters
) and most government and commercial buildings were closed. The National
Disaster Committee was called into operation.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs maintained contact with its overseas mission re. the potential severity of the hurricane. Students abroad should contact the nearest Bahamas Overseas Mission or Ministry of Tourism Office for recent information on conditions in The Bahamas. In anticipation of inaccessibility at its head office in Market Plaza, the Ministry of Tourism established additional contact numbers for communication, including an uplink with intelsat and toll free numbers in the USA for access. After the passage of the hurricane, the local telephone service operator, Batelco, was knocked out, so it is still difficult for links to be made from the US communications network. The north and north east coast of the island of New Providence were hardest hit by a surge of water that has washed sand, loose rocks and gravel and associated debris across to the other side of the road. Telephone lines in this area remain largely inaccessible, although BaTelCo has called in all of its technicians to effect repairs. Some areas along the Eastern Road, East Bay & Shirley Streets, are still without electricity. Shortly before or during the passage of the hurricane the roof of one of the schools scheduled for use as a shelter was blown off, but those sheltering were successfully removed to safety. Residents in the south of New Providence fared better, and telephones are still accessible in these areas. Potable drinking water and electricity are available there. Generally, residents took the storm warnings seriously. There has been no reports of loss of life so far and residents remain in good spirits. The Building Code which was strengthened and rigidly enforced by the Ministry of Works after Hurricane Andrew in August of 1992, was effective as there was no significant damage to structures erected after that date. On the Out Islands, the Local Government Authorities are to be commended as their immediate presence aided with the identification of those in need of assistance and the provision of same before the storm hit. We are still awaiting information on conditions in Abaco, Eleuthera, Grand Bahama and other northern islands in the direct trajectory of the storm. I shall post another update tomorrow. C. F. Johnson
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| - MESSAGE TO THE BAHAMAS FROM ANTIGUA. |
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| - damage in nassau |
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Hello everyone, I'm a Bahamian student in the US. I haven't been able to get through to anyone in the Bahamas all day, but my mother just called to let me know that they are allright. Apparently they can call us, but we can't call them. Phone service is sporadic. Our home is on the southern coast of New Providence outside Nassau, in the Marshall Rd./South Beach area. According to my parents, the southern part of the island is not as bad as the northern part and Nassau. Widespread flooding is reported in Nassau, eastern New Providence, and along the northwest coast. In our neighbourhood (Marshall Road), trees are down, power is out but flooding is minimal, thank God. I was scared that the storm surge had flooded our area, but apparently the storm surge was concentrated along the northern coast. I continue to pray for the rest of the Bahamas. It seems this was a bad one. Ray Darcy |
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Hi, yes I'm interested my husband is currently on Guana Cay.. and I personally know Cherly (Abaco Girl) I'm leaving via charter flight Friday.... send me info as my friends and loved ones are all in danger and the only form of communication for the island has been ham radios' unfortunately (Sandy on Guana Cay lost battery power at 11:00 AM and that's when the phone lines finally gave way. Mean while I've been listening with friends here in Miam/Ft. Lauderdale to the ham radio operators reports and calling the Hurricane Car. Radio department to get info. Last thing we heard was from Earl Russell on Green Turtle Cay ... he was just losing his roof. Tomorrow morning we heard from the radio operators they will have a search and welfare report a sorta roll call to find out what operators on the islands are up and running. The only other means I have is from an Insurance agent here in Miami that has a fleet of boats he insures in Abaco. His friend who is also a boat Capt. named Bobby Randall has a cellular phone with Bell South that has service.... I'm supposed to get word in the morning on conditions..... I will try to pass the word around... we need licensed hand radio operators on the island to continue the communications. I think I''m going to sign up for classes with the Hurricane Ctr. and set up a base on Guana Cay... Send me info.... I hope all 53 souls are OK (God Bless Guana Cay) |
| - Freeport Airport Underwater |
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We heard from relatives who made it to Miamia yesterday from Freeport that the Freeport Airport is now underwater. Whereas Fishing Hole Road commonly goes underwater under the right conditions of high tide and wind, I can't recall hearing of the airstrip being submerged before. -- =================================== Robert B. Thompson 11714 Farmland Drive Rockville, MD 20852 Telephone: 301-881-1744 Email: rbt2 AT erols.com http://saturn.vcu.edu/~rbthomps/ =================================== |
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To those who responded to my message of earlier today, thanks for the good wishes and I'm sorry I have no further info at this time. Shortly after I posted my message I lost phone contact with the island, and have not been able to get any news from any other source yet, either. This is actually my mother's email address; I will be leaving here tomorrow morning to head down to N. Palm Beach, and hopefully get over to the island by Thursday. My own email address is bbay AT grouper.batelnet.bs, but of course, I can't be sure when I'll be able to access it. As soon as I have any news I will post a new message on the Hurricane pages. Thanks again and good luck to those with friends and family in the islands, Elizabeth Hanna |
| - Floyd |
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We live near West End on Grand Bahama; I am in Florida at present, having come over ten days ago for a visit. My husband is at our home there, having waited too long to try and leave. He and some friends and our five dogs tried to get to a friend's house in Freeport this morning around 7:30 a.m. and the Fishing Hole road was already under water and impassable. So essentially everyone still west of Freeport is stuck. He estimates the winds at West End to be around 40-50mph with slightly higher gusts (8:30 a.m.) So far the phones are still on; as long as I can get through will continue to post reports. I don't know if this is the right forum for this or not, but have to say that the Bahamas government has known about problems with that 100 yard stretch of road for years and done nothing about it. Having said that, the residents know it well and all who wanted to go to Freeport should have done so last night. However, the Princess Hotel was the only one in Freeport that we were able to find who were letting rooms, the other inland hotels all closed. Needless to say the Princess filled up quickly. Good luck to all in Floyd's path, I will be glued to the Internet, TV and phone til it passes. |
| - Other websites... |
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The following info was forwarded to me by Scott Connolly (scottmconnolly AT yahoo.com)
* ** *** Gert van Dijken ( gert AT vandijken.com ) **** The Caribbean Hurricane Page - http://gobeach.com/hurr.htm |
| - Treasure Cay |
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Thanks to all of you watching this board for your emails. I am actually in Longwood, Florida ... waiting for our small share of the storm. We have family in Treasure Cay and Marsh Harbor. This morning they were planning to move to a two story dwelling to avoid the possibility of rising water. We really don't expect to hear from them again til the storm has passed through and the phone lines are restored. If, by some miracle, we get another update from them I will let you know. Until then, we wait and pray! Susan |
| - FW: [Bahamafriends] Bahamas-Update |
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This update is a bit old -- but there are some good websites at the end of the message. Hurricane update from Nassau - 2.49 pm Winds picking up, seas rough, people have put their boats on dry dock, and most people have secured their windows, belongings etc.. There was chaos this morning at the local foodstores, as unfortunately the Bahamas is not prepared for disasters of this or any other type. By 11 am there was no drinking water in gallons or 5 gallon bottles at any store on Nassau. One of the major Water depots closed as they ran out of water and were not making any more. The only other main water depot had long lines and it looked like the end of the world. There was so much traffic that the water depot could not get any trucks out to deliver to other stores. At about 2pm they started to deliver(finally :-) So, trafic is terrible, and there is basically alot of tension and worry among Bahamians. Persons living on the ocean have been advised to Evacuate inland more. In all, if this storm hits us with 155 mph winds, there will be alot of devistation throughout the Bahamas, including complete damage to the small houses made of wood, and the beautiful scenery. Good luck to all who are in the Bahamas during this huge storm. Buckle down and don't go out wandering. I will personally be filming the storm from my window at different times. These will be freely available online at a later date. Rory Knowles Bye from Reg and Kit. Orillia, Ontario, Canada Bahamas Site!!! Check it out...NEW!!!!! http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Shores/2477/index.html Drop by and sign our guestbook!!!! UPDATED SEPT 12TH-99 AT 8:01PM Check out the 12 new websites.... Also Join our Bahamafriends Mail List......Lots of News! http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/Bahamafriends Just one click from your mouse!~!~! To Post to Bahamasfriends... Bahamasfriends AT onelist.com regkit AT ican.net regkit AT email.com regkit AT geocities.com ICQ # 1375312 Q-Talk Connection |
| - Guana Cay, Abaco Bahamas |
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Hi all,
winds are bending the trees over.
Structures are still standing.
Vince looked down the street to the bay... can't
go there, the winds are too strong. He said the tide looks normal so far.
High tide is at 12 noon..we'll see from there
We have a backup plan to go to the little phone
co. here...all block structure.
So far, our homes are good. a few shingles
off.
It's howling out there.
Vince talked to our neighbors, Randy and Viola,
of what to do when problems start to arise.
no elec, but can e-mail.
Cheryl
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| - getting worse on Guana Cay |
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Hi all,
the winds are howling.. people are talking on
the vhfs. sounds like we are all ok so far.
we figure the eye should be here around
2:00.
Vince went out to look at the tide and check the
boats. I'll update later.
shingles are coming off the neighbors
roof. branches and leaves are coming down.
will update as long as we have phone lines.
Cheryl
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| - Treasure Cay, Abaco Bahamas |
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Just heard from our family in Treasure Cay again. Things aren't too bad there yet. Winds are about 60 mph. They are expecting the worst between 11 and 2 today. Treasure Cay still has power although electricity in Marsh Harbor has been out since 4:00. The Bahamian radio reports that Eleuthra is getting hit hard right now. Susan |
| - floyd and gert |
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Hi I am in Nassau, Bahamas. At this moment 3:23 am Tuesday September 14 Floyd is shaking trees and packing very strong wind. I went out side to see it for myself for a few minutes. The cans are rattling junkoonoo cowbell style on the street and the wind is thumping the heavy goatskin drum beat on my windows. Please sign me up for reporting on Floyd because the government gave us time off to be safe at home and Floyd will be around to another 24 hours. I hope Gert does not come this way. Once is enough. Randolph Bowlin |
| - 7:30 am Guana Cay, Abaco,Bahamas |
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Hi All,
It's blowing like I never saw it blow
before...Winds are probably 90 and greater with gusts. Small branches and
leaves are down...Not many leaves as Dennis took them off two weeks
ago.
We are safe inside. No problems with both our
places...
Too bad, to go and look at the
boats.
The elec is out and using the generator.
Cheryl
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| - 3 am on Great Guana Cay, Abaco Bahamas |
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Hi, It's 3:30. The winds are howling. We can't wait for daybreak. Things always seem to be the worse at night. We figue the winds are somewhere around 90 and gusting higher. we still have elec. and phones. (that's unusual, but, I'm glad.) It should be going on low tide out there now. and high expected at 12:00 noon today. We're waiting on a weather update to see where the eye of the storm is. The backside will be the worse. Cheryl and Vince __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com |
| - Great Guana Cay, Abaco, Bahamas |
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Hi All,
It's 9:10 pm EST. Everyone is inside. All
50 of us. I did a count earlier today. So, 50 is what I'm managed to
come up with.
Our houses are boarded.. and the rain bands are
moving thru. Winds are still around 70mph.
All the guys on the island this afternoon went
around and moved boats and neighbor helped neighbor to get ready.
Cheryl
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| - Guana Cay, Abaco, Bahamas |
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Hi all,
The winds are up around 70 + with some gusts
here. We have our homes all boarded up. We are lucky so far as
we have elec and phones.
I counted about 50 people here whom have
stayed.
It's going to be a long night. Some of the
rain bands are moving thur now.
Cheryl
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| - Treasure Cay, Abaco |
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We just got a call from family in Treasure Cay, Abaco, Bahamas. The winds are about 20 mph and they are bracing for the storm. They are expecting the worst tomorrow. No planes were flying today so everyone has to stay put now and ride it out. Susan |
| - winds picking up |
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Hi all
There are around 50 of here left on Guana Cay. The winds
are picking up 50 - 60 mph. We have our two boats secured and took the
sailboat to Bakers Bay and beached it.
We have our two homes boarded up finally. The generator
is ready to go.
Tomorrow will be the worst.
Cheryl
http://www.bahama-rentals.com
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| - floyd update |
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At Great Inagua Bahamas, Matthew
Town, Storm conditions continue to give us
30 - 40 mph winds, from the w - nw
direction. Seas are about 6 - 8 ft,
Sky is overcast with periods of
gusty rains bands. Work is closed, also
is schools. Conditions is expected to
improved by Midnight, as Floyd move north
of Inagua, Bahamas.
Wendell
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We do not live on Eleuthera but have a home there and keep in very close contact with our caretaker there. I could pass on any news we have as of 3 PM EST Monday Winds starting and it is Raining. Most folks boarding up their homes for the storm tonite. Everyone is expecting the worst and planning for such. Will keep you posted leslie |
| - Great Guana Cay, Abaco, Bahamas |
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Hi Gert,
We just took the sailboat out to Bakers Bay and
beach it and did what we could to secure it.
The winds are about 35 mph right now. We are
busy boarding up our house. We have the other house finsihed.
We are all going to do our best. It's too late
for us to leave.
I will e-mail as long as the phone lines are
up.
Cheryl
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| - Great Guana Cay, Abaco, Bahamas |
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Hi all,
We are boarding up our homes, as we see the
storm is up to 150 mph. Estimating that there will be 80 or so of us
staying here. Everyone else has gone to Florida.
As, long as I have a phone line , I will be able
to update you on the situation here on Guana Cay.
The winds are starting to pick this am.
The Sea of Abaco has a slight chop.
Cheryl
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| - hurr. floyd |
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hurlh. floyd. is approx.
400 mls east of great Inagua, on
sept. 12. The weather conditions are stable
at 8.00 p.m today. winds are from the
NE -N at 8 -10 mph/ temp. is 85 F,
pressure is 1015.4 mb, rainfall was
0.06 inches.
expect to have tropical
winds by Monday 13th.
best regards
wendy.
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| - Great Guana Cay |
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Hi Gert, We are preparing for this one. We are constantly watching the weather channel updates... We feel it may be worse than Dennis. This time we are boarding up windows. Getting small boats out to the mangroves. We will beach the sailboat tomorrow at high tide. Everyone is getting gas for their generators. BEC already had the power out for 6 hours today. Cheryl http://www.bahama-rentals.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com |
| - do you have to send you own hurricane on top of floyd |
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Hi gert,
It's going to get interesting here soon...and I
see you had to send your own storm after Floyd...gee thanks alot..
We're going to prepare tomorrow. Oh, boy,
the three boats again...Plus, put some storm shutters up this time...bring in
all the plants again. I just planted tomatoes, peas, beans, collards, and
the basil went crazy all over the yard from Dennis...it was in bloom and was
wiped out or so I thought..till I saw it growing everywhere yesterday..the
leaves are popping out on the trees...here we go again.
We're hoping it goes north of us this time..
Cheryl
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| - Re: Great Guana Cay, Abaco Bahamas |
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Hi Gert, We are all fine here on Great Guana Cay. Our elec and phones went out on Sat morning...That's after the eye of the hurricane passed over us. It went from bad to worse after 9 am here. The storm pounded us for over 12 hours. Thanks goodness we have a generator. We were able to follow the weather channel, only to see how slow the storm was moving. The winds were over 110 mph. No one was injured here. A few small boats overturned. A few shingles blew away. Mostly trees were down. On the north end of the island new Sea Side Resort, the water totally washed away the road. On Sunday, the winds subsided, we all came out and surveyed the damage. Today , Monday, everyone was out doing cleanup. Our places are ready. Come on down. Cheryl |
| - Great Guana Cay, Abaco Bahamas |
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Hi all,
The winds are greatly increased as the evening
came on.. Our electric went out as of 6 pm. We luckily have a generator.
So, I am able to be on-line. The wind is around 70 mph with gusts
higher. we have 3 boats to tend to. We'll have to wait for daylight to see
any damage.
Everyone is safe inside their homes here on
Guana Cay.
I'll e-mail again in the am.
Cheryl
http://www.bahama-rentals.com
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| - Re: Dennis! |
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Hi Gert, Our elec went out at 6pm.. We have a generator...so, I'm able to stay on-line. And, watch the weather channel...The wind gusts are around 60 - 65 mph...I just checked on our 3 boats...there pretty secure. so far..!!! I believe the eye of the storm will be over us around 9pm...it's going to be a long night. Cheryl |
| - Re: Dennis! |
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Hi Gert, Winds are picking up here. Our elec was out a few times last night (As I got up at 2 am to unplug my computer). A few rain bands are moving thru. We're securing boats, making sure we have gas for the generator and water to drink. Hopfully, some of the mosquitoes will blow away with the wind..hahha Cheryl |
| - Dennis |
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So, far, it's calm and just hot here on Guana Cay, Abaco, Bahamas. We're under a watch... We have 2 power boats and a sail boat that we look after...we'll be checking on lines tomorrow. Keeping an eye on the weather channel. Cheryl |
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