You may have heard in the news about Tropical Storm Erika that caused devastation in Dominica on the 26th and 27th August 2015.
The tropical storm was reportedly one category down from being classed as a hurricane, and caused all 365 rivers to burst their banks resulting in flash flooding and landslides all over the island leaving 34 dead and 22 people missing. The floods also devastated villages, the one of worst of the disasters being Petite Savanne which was completely destroyed and had to be evacuated, so a lot of people have been displaced; there are questions regarding whether the village will be rebuilt. I’ve been told that the people of Dominica did not receive adequate warning of the storm, and so as a result were not prepared. My grandmother told me that the damage is the worst they’ve seen since Hurricane David in 1979, (and that category 5 hurricane claimed 56 lives and caused widespread infrastructural damage, and severely damaged the island’s farming industry). To think, Erika still had tropical storm status.
Tropical Storm Erika has caused widespread infrastuctural damage all over the island. It’s reported to be enough damage to set Dominica back 20 years, so right now the country could use all the help they can get. So posting a few links of where to donate if you can, the Dominican government and High Commision have endorsed a couple of GoFundMe pages:
- Dominica High Commission in the UK – http://www.dominicahighcommission.co.uk/?id_w=28
- http://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/accidents-tragedy/da-erika-relief-fund-for-gofundme-com/
- http://www.dominica.gov.dm/tropical-storm-erika/notices/465-account-details-for-relief-contributions-to-the-government-of-dominica
Thank you!
P.S.
Yes, my family are okay.
Updating with links as I come across them below:
Kareece Peters 