traycie2201
FUBAR'S BABE
- Joined
- Aug 24, 2003
Hi I have just read a news report from yesterday stating:
As of 12 noon today, things sound pretty bad and they have started a relief request on http://www.caymanislands.ky
prayers for all in the area or with family there.
* Dozens of people remain unaccounted for on Grand Cayman
* The Cayman Islands remain under a state of emergency and a curfew
imposed
* H.E. The Governor, Mr. Bruce Dinwiddy remain in charge under the
Emergency Powers Law (1997 Revision) and the Emergency Regulations, 2004
* Many homes on Grand Cayman are confirmed uninhabitable either due to
flooding or roof destruction
* Dept. of Tourism offices on Grand Cayman were severely damaged and
remain closed
* Cayman Brac and Little Cayman are in good shape and have mobilized to
help relief efforts for Grand Cayman
* Road networks are intact, but some are still obstructed
* Cayman Airways, the national airline, has been coordinating emergency
flights into Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac from Houston, Tampa and Miami
(attached)
* CAL flights will bring US citizens back to the United States on these
emergency flights
* Owen Roberts International Airport is open for restricted flights only
* Cayman Brac's Gerrard Smith International Airport is open for restricted
flights only
* Visit the http://www.caymanislands.ky has details of what relief
supplies are needed and where these can be delivered
* Relief efforts are outlined in the second attachment to this email
* Cell phones are working, although the volume of calls makes if difficult
to make contact as circuits are almost permanently busy
* Land phone lines remain down
As of 12 noon today, things sound pretty bad and they have started a relief request on http://www.caymanislands.ky
prayers for all in the area or with family there.
* Dozens of people remain unaccounted for on Grand Cayman
* The Cayman Islands remain under a state of emergency and a curfew
imposed
* H.E. The Governor, Mr. Bruce Dinwiddy remain in charge under the
Emergency Powers Law (1997 Revision) and the Emergency Regulations, 2004
* Many homes on Grand Cayman are confirmed uninhabitable either due to
flooding or roof destruction
* Dept. of Tourism offices on Grand Cayman were severely damaged and
remain closed
* Cayman Brac and Little Cayman are in good shape and have mobilized to
help relief efforts for Grand Cayman
* Road networks are intact, but some are still obstructed
* Cayman Airways, the national airline, has been coordinating emergency
flights into Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac from Houston, Tampa and Miami
(attached)
* CAL flights will bring US citizens back to the United States on these
emergency flights
* Owen Roberts International Airport is open for restricted flights only
* Cayman Brac's Gerrard Smith International Airport is open for restricted
flights only
* Visit the http://www.caymanislands.ky has details of what relief
supplies are needed and where these can be delivered
* Relief efforts are outlined in the second attachment to this email
* Cell phones are working, although the volume of calls makes if difficult
to make contact as circuits are almost permanently busy
* Land phone lines remain down
