Tropical Storm Isaac just passed by to the South of the Virgin Islands on Thursday last (August, 23, 2012) and although the Virgin Islands did not experience hurricane force winds we still experienced winds gusting at 50mph and quite a bit of rain.
Each time we get ready for a storm it conjures up memories of past hurricanes, which some Virgin Islanders have written about such as the one of 1924. “The great hurricane of 1924 did a lot of damage throughout the BVI, and Road Town and Baughers Bay were especially hard hit. Many people were killed, particularly in Baughers Bay, and one person was killed in Road Town. The Cottage Hospital, built by Major Peebles was destroyed, and Government House and many other Government buildings were badly damaged. The Methodist Church was destroyed…” (Memoirs of H. R. Penn, A Personal Account of the History and Politics of the British Virgin Islands in the Twentieth Century. p.16) Now-a-days, the Royal Navy visits to help in the time of natural disaster – RFA ARGUS was here for a brief visit and left the territory on August 22, 2012 for the island of Anguilla – I was fortunate to have gone on board for the press conference on the 21st and to learn that they would be around during these stormy days in the event of any natural disaster.
August 26, 2012 at 11:52 pm
Hi V,
The information shared is quite useful as you continue to connect the past with the present, and by extension the future.
We were indeed fortunate that TS Isaac only mildly impacted these islands, and it is somewhat comforting to learn that the Royal Navy remains in the area at this time.
My heart goes out to the people of Haiti—particularly those who were residing in tents after the devastating earthquake in 2010 and now had to flee from the tents due to TS Isaac.
Continue the good job!
C
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