Photo (Picture) Essay of Hurricane Ivan Damage to Carriacou, September of
2004
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Monday,
September 6, 2004
(The Day Before Ivan Came Through Grenada, Carriacou, and Petit
Martinique)
Robinsons prepare for Hurricane Ivan by securing their rented home
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Eastern wall facing the Caribbean (~1 Mile a way) |
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Eastern wall facing the Caribbean (~1 Mile a way) |
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Northern wall facing High North |
Western Wall |
Southern Side with the Veranda |
Tuesday
Morning, September 7, 2004
(The Day Hurricane Came Through Grenada, Carriacou, and Petit Martinique)
Hurricane Ivan Approaching from the East on Tuesday Morning
(Did not take more photos until after Ivan has passed through.)
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Looking due east.
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Looking east, southeast. |
Rain is arriving, portents of things to come. |
Wednesday Morning and afterwards, September 8 - 13, 2004
(After Hurricane Ivan Thrashed Grenada, Carriacou, and Petit Martinique)
We take
stock and survey the damage Around us
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Fragments of our roofing material in our yard and our neighbors'. |
Our Utility Building is history. (We thought it was going to blow apart
or over during the storm) |
Linda's flower garden has been blown flat. |
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Walter and Jeshua trying to repair a stubborn leak on their rented
home a month later |
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Jeshua and Franklyn Scott help with the roof repairs |
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Banana tree orchard behind the wall destroyed. |
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Papaya trees broken and destroyed |
Damage To Windward Bible Church
Meeting Place in the Village Of Windward
Our landlord, who lives directly across the street, told us that she was
very frightened because she witnessed waves of the Caribbean breaking across
the top of our building! We are thankful to still have a building.
Click here
if you would like to help us recover.
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Shingle from our roof and other debris in front |
View from our landlords veranda showing the damage to the roof |
Closer View of our roof's damage |
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Three to four inches of water in our sanctuary. |
Soaked Hymnals and other items stored in one Sunday School Room thirty
feet from the rear wall. |
Dry items stored in the church office. |
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Windward folks surveying the damage, "thanking God for life," and
exchanging horror stories. |
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House just below "Gunpoint" at the northern tip of Carriacou that
suffered roof damage |
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Same house with Union Island
(St. Vincent)
in the background. |
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Another house right on "Gunpoint"
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The previous house and another that suffered roof damage with Union
Island in the background. |
Overview of The Town of Hillsborough and adjacent
Villages as seen from Top Hill and on location
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Hillsborough Seen from Top Hill |
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Prospect Hall From Top Hill |
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Severely damaged homes in Beausejour |
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Prospect Hall and Paddy's Enterprises |
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Road from Hillsborough toward Six Roads as seen from Top Hill |
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Severely Damaged Home in Prospect Hall |
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Severely damage business and Home in Hillsborough |
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Strewn debris in Prospect Hall |
Severe damage To Many Homes in
the villages of Bogles and Cherry Hill
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Destroyed home in Bogles |
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Severely damaged home in Bogles |
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Former Windward Bible Church Meeting Place |
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House in Cherry Hill undergoing quick repairs |
Damage To Homes In The Village Of
Belair
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Like many folks here, I believe a lady still lives in this house as damages as
it is. |
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There is nothing left of this one but ruble |
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Many repairs are needed here as well. |
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This is a very old house that had withered many storms, but Ivan took its toll. |
Damage To Homes In The Village Of
Belmont
(The Damage to this village is quite extensive.)
Damage To some Public buildings on
Carriacou
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Princess Royal Hospital in Belair on Carriacou (Damage is to the roof
facing east) |
The Anglican Church in Harvey Vale lost much of its roof ... |
and suffered other damage as well |
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Hillsborough Primary School (Notice large tree fallen to the south of the
school building.) |
The Anglican Church in
Hillsborough also suffered some roof damage as did the Evangelical Church
also located in Town. They also suffered some internal damage. |
Alternate view of Hillsborough Primary School (Was already scheduled for
renovations as was the school in Dover that also suffered roof damage) |
Damage To Boats
(Windward and adjacent areas have many sailors,
fishermen, and sea vessels by which many make their living.
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Several Boats were washed upon shore such as the relatively large
Mirfak here in Windward. |
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Our church building's landlord thought it was going to hit our building, but
it finally veered south and missed by about 100 yards. |
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This boat is also damages and beached in Windward. |
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This one was blown aground just north of Windward at Jean Pierre. |
Damage To Carriacou's Infrastructure
and Some That Are Rebuilding It
(These folks are just a few of the heroes that have risen to the occasion
and performed remarkably.)
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Just three of several utility poles... |
... that were broken ... |
... or knocked sideways by Hurricane Ivan |
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The utility people have been working long hours with very little sleep to
get all of Carriacou energized and reconnected to the world. |
Steven Joseph with Grenlec supervising the repairs. |
Raphael Lewis with Grenlec |
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Lineman working tirelessly in the hot sun |
Lesley Olliverre with Cable and Wireless (I love that optimism and
smiling spirit.) |
Men raising a pole on 'Sixteen Corners" using Carriacou ingenuity (and
daring). |
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As of Monday, September 14, I believe that all of Carriacou has had power
restored. The telephone company, cell phone companies, and television cable
company are not far behind. |
One
Carriacou family's survival and restoration story
The Jaffier (jaf fee ay) family lost half of their roof after a gallant and
dangerous fight with Hurricane Ivan.
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Alvin Jaffier has three
children and an aged mother that he provides and care for.
His children are Jane, Janet, and Jake.
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When they realized they were about to lose their roof during
the storm,
the children tied a rope around and a roof lat and held on
until they could hold no more.
(Upper right photo)
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After much of their roof flew off they retreated to the
back of the house and stayed under a bed for protection until the storm
ended. (Whew!) |
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Alvin proudly told
me, "My children are all heroes that deserve metals."
John McPherson,
myself (Walter), my son (Jeshua), and Jake Jaffier worked three days putting
the roof back on. The Lord gave grace, wisdom, good weather, and protection
as John led us until the job was complete. Praise the Lord! |
Beautiful Sunset seen after we finished the roof
above on this past Saturday, September 11, 2004
Personal Remarks by the
Webmaster of LCM
I am sure that they are many more equally compelling
stories that could be shared by the people of Carriacou. To date I am thankful
to report that no deaths or serious injuries were reported by any on
Carriacou or Petit Martinique according to the Permanent Secretary and
Coordinator of Disaster Relief for Carriacou and Petit Martinique, Bernadette
Lendore Sylvester! I believe that such is a miracle for which many should be and
are thankful.
Please keep the people of Carriacou, PM, and
especially those on the mainland of Grenada in your prayers. The wonderful
country and people of Grenada are determined and resilient. But all agree that
recovery from Hurricane Ivan is going to take a long, long time.
As many probably realize, there are many more photos
that could be taken and posted here. Like those that are presented here, some
broken images reflect the broken hearts and shattered dreams that are at least
put on hold for the time being. Yet, here there is a still a sense of hope and
determination to continue and recover. But like the many that survived the
hurricane under the most perilous of circumstances, I believe it will take more
than the determination of the tough and intelligent people of Grenada to get
through this. It is going to take help from many unselfish people and
organizations around the world that are able to help -- but must decide to do
so.
Lastly, I believe the recovery of Grenada is also
going to take the help, grace, wisdom, and provision of Almighty God. It
was not this loving God that did this, though He allowed it for a reason we
cannot fathom at this time. Perhaps He allowed it just as He allowed Job to
suffer only to bless him many times over after he came through the trail. I do
not profess to know for sure. Yet, there are a couple of things of which I know
for sure.
First, the Bible describes one who has aspired to
become "the god of this world." (2 Corinthians
4:4) About this one Jesus said, “The
thief comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they
might
have life, and might
have
it
abundantly." (John 10:10) Thus, the question
should not be, "Why did God do or allow this?" The question is, "Why did he
spare me?" The answer is that He had mercy and that He loves us.
Second and last, the Bible describes the Almighty God
of the universe and characterizes Him as being good and loving. I happen to know
this God personally and I am on a first name basis with Him -- just as all His
children are. His name is Jesus. If you do not know Him already, I invite
you to click on one of the links in our left border that will introduce the
biblical Jesus to you. It will also explain His wonderful plan for each person
that has been given the privilege to touch this planet with their life.
All the best as I continue to look up to and for
Him...
Walter Robinson II
Pastor of Windward Bible Church
and Webmaster of LCM
September 14, 2004
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