From Windy on my iPhone just now:
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Although the floods were actually from other storms and not from Joaquin.
Actually, it was determined that the moisture supplied by Joaquin contributed to the SC storms being such catastrophic rain events.
https://www.weather.gov/media/publications/assessments/SCFlooding_072216_Signed_Final.pdf
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Report from Joe Cammarotta on Man-O-War Cay:
"I just got a call back from Angel Cruz. Everyone is accounted for an okay. The damage is devastating and overwhelming. he said in his area only two houses have roofs on them and his and Neal weatherford's and his is also flooding because of a hole. There is not a boat left floating in the harbor of man o war. All of the Albury and g&l ferries have sunk. Every boat including the ones in Easter harbour have sunk or are gone. They need small generators, fuel, water, tarps, rope and duct tape.he said he will call me back in a few hours to provide an update as they walk around but it is pure devastation he said.
Bud, I think you would just be in the way at the moment. The wife and I had this discussion over lunch and we feel the only thing we can do right now is give financial help. We are just going to wait until the right vehicle comes up - as there are so many unofficial Go Fund Me springing up right now, plus boating groups looking to go and help. We also want to be a bit more targeted than the Red Cross.
I am thinking about taking a trip over to the Abacos and bring what I can for supplies. I just don't know if it would be better to wait until they start rebuilding then go over and help for a week. After Irma we really couldn't do much until we got rid of the debris and had supplies for rebuild.
Bud
\Make sure you take the receipts for the supplies. Customs may want to see them. Have a specific organization to which the supplies will go. The govt wants to prevent any black market activity.
I doubt even if I overloaded my 34 ft trawler with supplies, I don't think I would do much good.
Sad to say, too many "GoFundMe" pages are nothing but scams. None of the funds make it to the folks in trouble.
Red Cross..... that maybe the lesser of the evils. Alas, their administrative costs are high. I remember the incident when RC decided they would keep some donated money for future needs. In my mind, that sucked and confirmed my opinion based upon previous experiences.
If there is an active Salvation Army organization there, they would (in my mind) would be the best. Their administrative costs are very low, if at all.
The Miami effort is called BAHAMASTRONG. Here is a link. Many supplies to go were those accumulated for Miami and now not needed for Dorian.
https://www.miamigov.com/Government/BAHAMASTRONG
CarDude, I won't post the details here as it makes really bad reading, but GTC did not do well. It seems people are trapped in houses and the shelter at the primary school failed.
This all through messaging and second parties of course, but from what I am reading the Cay is in a bad way.
Thanks for sharing that.
I would have thought that they need to be careful - we are now coming into the most active part of the season. If those materials were specifically for Dorian and they can build inventory again similarly for the next one, which could be right around the corner, great. Send it all.
Shockingly Bethenny Frankel is providing information from Miami where a seaplane with former Navy Seals intends to go to the Bahamas tomorrow for rescue efforts. In addition they're loading containers on barges for supplies to be taken as soon as possible.
Now, her shocking words next. All that's been heard from Bahamian sources is 5 deaths, but she says from sources on the islands she's aware of over 50 deaths at this point. This is from calls from those who are there. I obviously can't verify any of it, but the organizations involved that she works with are legitimate and did do a lot in Puerto Rico.
The videos I've seen show new buildings standing and old buildings destroyed.
I hope we all will do what we can for the people there and that includes us as a country. They are our neighbors and friends. They contribute greatly to our lives.
The Miami effort is called BAHAMASTRONG. Here is a link. Many supplies to go were those accumulated for Miami and now not needed for Dorian.
https://www.miamigov.com/Government/BAHAMASTRONG
Seven o'clock update still has it stopped, 145mph winds.
LOCATION...26.9N 78.4W
ABOUT 30 MI...55 KM NE OF FREEPORT GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND
ABOUT 105 MI...170 KM E OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH...230 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...STATIONARY
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...941 MB...27.79 INCHES