SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR.
By Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
September 9, 2017 3:45pm CST
According to a report from the British Virgin Islands- a navy ship sent by the government of the United kingdom to assist residents of that hurricane ravaged island is there waiting offshore because it cannot dock. The dock was destroyed during Irma's rampage some days ago.
And one of the very sad things about the current situation on the BVI.,
is that with communication installations knocked out - most residents are unaware that hurricane Jose will soon be impacting the island. Any news trickling in from the outside world is being spread by word of mouth.
Technology still has some ways to go to ensure that during disasters like these a communication blackout is not inevitable.
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
9 Sep 17
Oh no, that is just so freaking horrible, that they don't know another hurricane is heading their way, unless some other way has been found to get that information out. It just shows that no matter how advanced mankind thinks it is, nature rules.
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@Kandae11 (53679)
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9 Sep 17
It is horrible. Our newsroom has a contact on the island who managed to get through using his cellphone and by standing in a particular spot. He also said supermarkets are being looted for food and water. What I can't understand is that they are also looting electronic stores.
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
9 Sep 17
@Kandae11 , looting? They decide that now with all that happened that looting is what they should be doing? I don't understand some people, truly. I hope that everyone will know that Jose is headed their way so that they can try to survive it. Though yes, the irony of looting electronic stores
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@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
10 Sep 17
My goodness, there is nothing worse than being left in the dark, not knowing what is going to happen. Those poor people.
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@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
10 Sep 17
@Kandae11 I hope it stays that way, I haven't looked at any forecasts as of late.
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
10 Sep 17
You would think they would have a way to reach the Island dock or no dock, but just goes to show we are still behind on some things and the smaller countries are the ones that suffer the most.
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@Deepizzaguy (94581)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Sep 17
What the people in that neck of the woods not having any way of knowing that Hurricane Jose is coming reminds me of the story that is on the Weather Channel about the infamous hurricane that struck Galveston in the early 1900s that killed a huge number of the population since there is no way of warning the people in Galveston a hurricane was coming their way.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Sep 17
Josh had cell phone service and was changing it with his jeep, I called and told him that Jose was coming. He is next door on ST. Thomas VI.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
10 Sep 17
Are there no radios/TV to spread the news? I hope they will be safe from the hurricane.
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