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<p>[QUOTE="tmount, post: 815746, member: 152"]</p><p><img src="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2017/09/NeckerIsland.jpg" data-url="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2017/09/NeckerIsland.jpg" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></p><p>A trend that I and I think many others noticed about the reporting of Hurricane Irma, was a borderline myopic focus on the Continental United States. The news and weather reporting channels didn’t really spend much time reporting on the dire impacts of Irma before or after the storm hit, when compared with the virtual nonstop coverage of the Southeastern United States.</p><p></p><p>I’m not sure if this is a general trend, but at least one friend sees this annually:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2017/09/IMG_3792-e1505345619714-740x903.jpg" data-url="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2017/09/IMG_3792-e1505345619714-740x903.jpg" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></p><p></p><p>The fact remains, before Hurricane Irma hit the US, it ravaged the US and British Virgin Islands, as well as St Maarten. <verify St M isn’t part of above></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>St Maarten</strong></span></p><p></p><p>Many aviation geeks (AvGeeks) know St. Maarten for the famed Maho Beach, where you can see aircraft as large as the KLM 747 land at St Maarten’s Princess Julianna International Airport, about as up close and personal as it gets.</p><p></p><p>https://youtu.be/dA5qYrboTUE?list=PLczZhe3ctjNJEet0APfdx4PY-rz7Lt7A2</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, Maho Beach is a shadow of its former self, many buildings were destroyed or heavily damaged. It will take a lot for the island to get back to its former glory. I’m sure it will happen.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/12/550424499/before-and-after-satellite-images-show-irmas-caribbean-destruction"><strong>NPR has a pretty striking satellite view</strong></a> of before and after the hurricane.</p><p></p><p>If you want to donate to St Maarten’s recovery, here is a <a href="https://www.youcaring.com/sintmaarten-940619"><strong>resource</strong></a> I’ve found.</p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>The US Virgin Islands</strong></span></p><p></p><p>St Thomas as the other US Virgin Islands were also badly damaged from Hurricane Irma. The US sent the <a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCG/bulletins/1b65f33"><strong>Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos</strong></a> to St. Thomas with supplies, the US Navy has 3 vessels in the area as well, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/09/07/hurricane-irma-cripples-only-hospital-st-thomas-churns-through-caribbean/641242001/"><strong>as the main hospital is out of commission due to the storm</strong></a>.</p><p></p><p>The Coast Guard did a aerial survey which you can see here:</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YE7M_lwkqQ</p><p></p><p>Marriott even <a href="http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2017/09/13/really-happened-marriott-left-35-people-behind-st-thomas/"><strong>evacuated guests via a chartered ship</strong></a> before Hurricane Jose rolled through.</p><p></p><p>If you would like to support the efforts for the US Virgin Island’s recover, you can use the <a href="http://viconsortium.com/virgin-islands-2/official-website-to-donate-for-hurricane-irma-relief-announced-more-relief-effort-updates-inside/"><strong>official site</strong></a>.</p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>The British Virgin Islands</strong></span></p><p></p><p>Also heavily hammered by Hurricane Irma were the British Virgin Islands, to include Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island. <strong><a href="https://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/hurricane-irma">Branson braved the storm in the main cellar of the Necker Island resort</a></strong>, with family and team members, however he came out of that cellar to a fairly rough sight.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41224243"><strong>His son shared images</strong></a> which were picked up by the mainstream media.</p><p><img src="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2017/09/NeckerIsland.jpg" data-url="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2017/09/NeckerIsland.jpg" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/relief-british-virgin-islands"><strong>Branson has been advocating for recovery efforts</strong></a>, and coordinating with the United Kingdom to send aid.</p><p></p><p>You can support the British Virgin Island recovery via this <a href="https://www.virgin.com/unite/bvi-community-support-appeal"><strong>link</strong></a>.</p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Wrapping Up – Hurricane Irma’s impact on the Caribbean </strong></span></p><p></p><p>This post is not to belittle the damage, destruction, and death that happened in the Southeastern United States. Rather my intent is to remind us all, that others were hit just as hard–if not harder, by Hurricane Irma. A fact that has not been as prominently covered by traditional media outlets.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/dont-forget-islands-ravaged-hurricane-irma/">Continue reading...</a></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="tmount, post: 815746, member: 152"] [IMG]https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2017/09/NeckerIsland.jpg[/IMG] A trend that I and I think many others noticed about the reporting of Hurricane Irma, was a borderline myopic focus on the Continental United States. The news and weather reporting channels didn’t really spend much time reporting on the dire impacts of Irma before or after the storm hit, when compared with the virtual nonstop coverage of the Southeastern United States. I’m not sure if this is a general trend, but at least one friend sees this annually: [IMG]https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2017/09/IMG_3792-e1505345619714-740x903.jpg[/IMG] The fact remains, before Hurricane Irma hit the US, it ravaged the US and British Virgin Islands, as well as St Maarten. <verify St M isn’t part of above> [SIZE=5][B]St Maarten[/B][/SIZE] Many aviation geeks (AvGeeks) know St. Maarten for the famed Maho Beach, where you can see aircraft as large as the KLM 747 land at St Maarten’s Princess Julianna International Airport, about as up close and personal as it gets. https://youtu.be/dA5qYrboTUE?list=PLczZhe3ctjNJEet0APfdx4PY-rz7Lt7A2 Unfortunately, Maho Beach is a shadow of its former self, many buildings were destroyed or heavily damaged. It will take a lot for the island to get back to its former glory. I’m sure it will happen. [URL='http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/12/550424499/before-and-after-satellite-images-show-irmas-caribbean-destruction'][B]NPR has a pretty striking satellite view[/B][/URL] of before and after the hurricane. If you want to donate to St Maarten’s recovery, here is a [URL='https://www.youcaring.com/sintmaarten-940619'][B]resource[/B][/URL] I’ve found. [SIZE=5][B]The US Virgin Islands[/B][/SIZE] St Thomas as the other US Virgin Islands were also badly damaged from Hurricane Irma. The US sent the [URL='https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCG/bulletins/1b65f33'][B]Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos[/B][/URL] to St. Thomas with supplies, the US Navy has 3 vessels in the area as well, [URL='https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/09/07/hurricane-irma-cripples-only-hospital-st-thomas-churns-through-caribbean/641242001/'][B]as the main hospital is out of commission due to the storm[/B][/URL]. The Coast Guard did a aerial survey which you can see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YE7M_lwkqQ Marriott even [URL='http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2017/09/13/really-happened-marriott-left-35-people-behind-st-thomas/'][B]evacuated guests via a chartered ship[/B][/URL] before Hurricane Jose rolled through. If you would like to support the efforts for the US Virgin Island’s recover, you can use the [URL='http://viconsortium.com/virgin-islands-2/official-website-to-donate-for-hurricane-irma-relief-announced-more-relief-effort-updates-inside/'][B]official site[/B][/URL]. [SIZE=5][B]The British Virgin Islands[/B][/SIZE] Also heavily hammered by Hurricane Irma were the British Virgin Islands, to include Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island. [B][URL='https://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/hurricane-irma']Branson braved the storm in the main cellar of the Necker Island resort[/URL][/B], with family and team members, however he came out of that cellar to a fairly rough sight. [URL='http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41224243'][B]His son shared images[/B][/URL] which were picked up by the mainstream media. [IMG]https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2017/09/NeckerIsland.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/relief-british-virgin-islands'][B]Branson has been advocating for recovery efforts[/B][/URL], and coordinating with the United Kingdom to send aid. You can support the British Virgin Island recovery via this [URL='https://www.virgin.com/unite/bvi-community-support-appeal'][B]link[/B][/URL]. [SIZE=5][B]Wrapping Up – Hurricane Irma’s impact on the Caribbean [/B][/SIZE] This post is not to belittle the damage, destruction, and death that happened in the Southeastern United States. Rather my intent is to remind us all, that others were hit just as hard–if not harder, by Hurricane Irma. A fact that has not been as prominently covered by traditional media outlets. [url="http://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/dont-forget-islands-ravaged-hurricane-irma/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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