Hurricane Tomas In St Lucia Left 14 People Dead !!!

November 4, 2010 by Nataly in Nature

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Forecasters say the hurricane is now heading towards Haiti, where it could make landfall by the end of the week. Prime Minister Stephenson King declared state of emergency in St Lucia and appealed for international assistance.

The situation on Caribbean island of St. Lucia, where Tomas has left at least fourteen people dead over the weekend, is worse than originally thought. “No one really knew what was happening from one end of the island to the other,” Dispatches reader Kory Martin of Canada said. “Resorts had evacuated their guests after the storm and sent them north to where the radio was reporting they had power and communication.”

Hurricane Tomas, which has weakened to a tropical storm, caused torrential rain and landslides. Relief workers in Haiti tried to gather emergency shelter, water and sanitation supplies. Lack of fresh drinking water is one big problem. Many resorts don’t have their own water supplies. Warehouses in Haiti were emptied of rope and tarpaulins to protect those in the camps.

The popular Soufriere area, was hardest hit. Tourism Minister Allan Chastanet said the hardest-hit town of Soufriere looked like a war zone.

Government said that the damage caused by the storm may surpass about $100 million.