Caymans "not as bad as Grenada" ...

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Caymans "not as bad as Grenada" ...

#1 Postby BReb » Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:28 pm

good news:

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/my ... 663446.htm
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Re: Caymans "not as bad as Grenada" ...

#2 Postby Mello1 » Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:30 pm



I read a story from Cayman Net that seems to indicate that the damage is widespread...
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#3 Postby Mello1 » Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:34 pm

Pictures out of Cayman here:

http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/new ... ews_photos

Some folk are saying it looks like a third world country:

http://stormcarib.com/reports/2004/cayman.shtml
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Re: Caymans "not as bad as Grenada" ...

#4 Postby caneman » Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:38 pm



HArdly good news! Dozens of people missing. The only reason it fared perhaps better is because of their strict building codes. Remember they got hit with 150 winds and significantly higher gusts. I believe Grenada only received 120 mph winds. Big difference in construction.
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