News blackout;
fear of panic within the banking industry. ??

From:

http://stormcarib.com/reports/2004/cayman.shtml

- Cayman Devastation
From: HappyNCayman AT cs.com
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:05:01 EDT

The devastation is much worse than being reported. There is no power, water or
land line phone service and

the cell phone service is sporadic. The sewage lines from Georgetown to
Northside have come up out of the

ground and the smell is horrific.
There is marshal law in effect with curfew from dusk to dawn.

There is no longer a West Bay Road. There isn't a tree, plant or shrub left
standing. Our friends

description is that it looks like a bomb went off without any fire.
The Mariner's Cove Apartments washed completely out into the road. The wave
surges (which were as high as

25 feet) completely divided the island into two from Northsound to Southside.
There are dead animals
everywhere.
People are literally walking the streets, homeless, with nothing left but the
clothes on their backs.

The government is trying to make it sound like it's no big deal and they are
recovering quickly, but that's

not the case at all. They have been told that it could be December before all
power is restored.

They feel that the government is not putting the information out there for
fear of panic within the

banking industry.

They are afraid to let people know how bad it really is for fear that people
will start pulling their

money out of the 500 banks there.
From:

http://stormcarib.com/reports/2004/cayman.shtml


- Cayman Devastation
From: HappyNCayman AT cs.com
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:05:01 EDT



The devastation is much worse than being reported. There is no power, water or
land line phone service and

the cell phone service is sporadic. The sewage lines from Georgetown to
Northside have come up out of the

ground and the smell is horrific.
There is marshal law in effect with curfew from dusk to dawn.

There is no longer a West Bay Road. There isn't a tree, plant or shrub left
standing. Our friends

description is that it looks like a bomb went off without any fire.
The Mariner's Cove Apartments washed completely out into the road. The wave
surges (which were as high as

25 feet) completely divided the island into two from Northsound to Southside.
There are dead animals
everywhere.
People are literally walking the streets, homeless, with nothing left but the
clothes on their backs.

The government is trying to make it sound like it's no big deal and they are
recovering quickly, but that's

not the case at all. They have been told that it could be December before all
power is restored.

They feel that the government is not putting the information out there for
fear of panic within the

banking industry.

They are afraid to let people know how bad it really is for fear that people
will start pulling their

money out of the 500 banks there.

There is about 99% damage to every structure on the island.


They have not report any casualties, but my friend says that based on the
destruction, they wouldn't be

surprised if there were as many as 200 casualties.

These people definitely need some help and the word needs to get out there that
it wasn't a "minor" brush

with Ivan. It was major and the damage is MAJOR.

Hope this helps in some way and the word can get out there that it was bad and
they do need help. I will

update you again if I hear more. I am supposed to try and contact my friends
again late, late tomorrow

night. ..
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http://caymannetnews.com/2004/09/738/letter.shtml

"Diverd4777" wrote in message
...
News blackout;
fear of panic within the banking industry. ??

From:

http://stormcarib.com/reports/2004/cayman.shtml

- Cayman Devastation
From: HappyNCayman AT cs.com
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:05:01 EDT

The devastation is much worse than being reported. There is no power,
water or
land line phone service and
These people definitely need some help and the word needs to get out there
that
it wasn't a "minor" brush

I hope your friends survive the aftermath, which appears to be much worse
than the storm itself. Leaving will be a good choice, when that is possible.
Eventually, the almost incalcuable wealth of the underworld banking capital
of the Western Hemisphere...may decide they need to improve the
infrastructure for the servants that toll for them. There is about a ZERO
percent chance of the US Military going there to help. But our USAF heavy
lifters will certainly assist in getting needed supplies to the island.
Ironic, as the Cayman Islands could buy it's own air force, and maybe it
should.

Jack