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The passage of Tropical Storm Grace last week, which brought hurricane-force wind gusts and felled thousands of trees across Grand Cayman, should act as an incentive for residents to ensure they are prepared for future storms this season, Hazard Management Cayman Islands Director Danielle Coleman said.
Coleman, speaking with the Cayman Compass on 19 Aug., the day after the storm, said, “We are just at the start of the really busy season so we could get a lot more storms this year … it is a lesson for everyone to be really, really prepared.”
She said Grace was not what had been anticipated, and noted that the National Emergency Operations Centre was far busier that expected, which she stated reinforced the need for everyone to adequately prepare for any eventuality.
Governor Martyn Roper, in a statement to the Compass, said, “I thank everyone in the community for their resilience and support to family, friends and neighbours. It could have been much worse and we can be thankful that it wasn’t. That is especially so as we look at the devastation caused by weather events in many different parts of the world just this year and are reminded we are dealing with the very real impact of climate change.”
Ahead of the storm, seven shelters were opened on Grand Cayman, one on Cayman Brac and one on Little Cayman.
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