Looks like the Carib Community in Dominica was devastated

[malaise]

Maria battered the indigenous Kalinago community in the east of the island.
Several people are missing.

https://antiguaobserver.com/hurricane-marias-death-toll-climbs-in-dominica/

[thucythucy]

1. Rec'ing for visibility.

Dominica is such a beautiful place. It's sad to think what people there are going through right now.

[GetRidOfThem]

2. I'll be going there...

...After Barbuda, emergency damage assessment.

My heart is bleeding, I love these people.

Dominica was hit hard, but two years it was tropical storm Erika that did a ton of damage, I was on one of the assessment teams too. So Dominica has had some real double whammies.

Malaise, you have a pic of Bob M. as your avatar. Are you Caribbean?

[malaise]

4. Yep I'm Caribbean

and yes Dominica has been hit real hard recently.

[GetRidOfThem]

13. nice to know!!!

[malaise]

14. Nice to know you're helping out

[GetRidOfThem]

17. I care

[Skittles]

21. where do I send a donation

it has been horrible - Texas, Florida, Mexico, Dominica.

[malaise]

23. Add Puerto RIco, the Virgin Island and Turks and Caicos

I'm using the regional disaster body
http://www.cvent.com/events/cdema-hurricane-relief-fund/event-summary-40e1804b885b42978f2d07105e791012.aspx

[malaise]

24. Here's another one

https://www.gofundme.com/dominica-hurricane-maria-relief

Folks I know are using these two.

[avebury]

3. So sad for the people. I have visited Dominica twice

and it is a beautiful island.

[malaise]

5. A gorgeous island

until the hurricanes get going

[Ligyron]

8. Cool geo-thermal features

[malaise]

9. love the sulphur baths

and the waterfalls

[greatauntoftriplets]

22. I've also been to Dominica twice.

This is so heartbreaking for the people there. I saw some film footage this morning on CNN on what I think was Roseau. It's unbelievably beautiful.

[MoonRiver]

6. Horrifying

[roamer65]

7. Unless we get climate change under control...

we are eventually going have to consider permanent evacuation of many of these islands.


I am wondering if we should be considering it now...

[malaise]

10. Guyana has offered land and schooling

the problem is that Georgetown will sink like New Orleans but folks will have to develop the virtually empty inside of Guyana.
Most folks are on the coast.

[roamer65]

11. Hmmm...that brings back certain memories from 1978.

Hi, malaise.

[malaise]

15. No more Jim Jones communities

please

[HipChick]

12. Dominica remains cut off from the rest of the world since the storm struck late Monday

[malaise]

16. The PM was on Antigua radio and TV

Links are being made - started with Ham radio

[HipChick]

19. I have friends who have family there and are worried sick

as they cannot reach anyone..

[malaise]

20. We're trying to reach a couple - two good friends

nothing yet.

[spanone]

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