another bump - many more posts from our Caribbean friends
Posted by
cypresstx on 10/8/2016, 9:00 am
http://stormcarib.com/
Gert's latest post on the main page:
Friday, October 7, 2016 14:42PM PDT - Haiti
The death toll in Haiti keeps rising, now at over 800... Most people killed were in the south-western coast where the eye went over... Communication is still bad so I won't be surprised if the death toll will reach 1000. If you can help out, The Weather Channel has a list of charities to which you can donate money. It also includes UNICEF, that I have listed before. Another good charity in my opinion and to which I just donated to, is Fonkoze, a 'microfinance' institution. In case you need some convincing to donate, just read some of the news reports (Google News).
Meanwhile, Matthew is battering the US coast, now finally downgraded to 'just' a Category 2 storm. It is expected to do a little loop, and might go over the Bahamas again! But this time just as a depression. Would be nice to wash all the salt away... In any case, some areas in the Bahamas are hard hit. I am trying to get some reports, but have not been very successful so far, probably because of widespread power outages.
And finally speaking of donations, I have stopped my donation drive. With the advertising income I should now have enough for the year. Thank you so much to all who donated! -Gert |
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