Hurricane Emily; Trinidad and Tobago and More

Some emails in today from Trinidad and Tobago indicate flooding and some damage after the passage of Hurricane Emily, version 3.0. The emails indicate that the telecommunications infrastructure is intact in Northern Trinidad (where I received the emails from), but as of this time I have not had word from South Trinidad in areas such as San Fernando. Grenada got slammed again. Not good, and it doesn't bode well for Grenada in the long term.

There's been nothing new from Caribbean Free Radio since last night - and that site is run from Trinidad as well. Let's hope Georgia is OK.

One house that was washed away was reported to be in Arima.

The latest news in from the media:

The Daily Telegraph has some coverage, and

...TWO houses collapsed and a dozen lost roofs as Hurricane Emily ripped past Trinidad and Tobago today, where it flooded roads, toppled trees and knocked out power.

The growing storm, with 145km/h winds, also pounded nearby Grenada, where residents were still trying to rebuild from the devastation of Hurricane Ivan last September.

In energy-rich Trinidad and Tobago, rivers in the capital, Port of Spain, and in central Trinidad, broke their banks as Emily dropped up to 20cm of rain along its path through the Windward Islands...

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In contrast, the news from Grenada is not as good (courtesy Associated Press by way of CBS News):

...(AP) Hurricane Emily pounded Grenada early Thursday, blowing windows in the capital's newly constructed main hospital, tearing up crops and causing flooding in the two largest cities.

The storm strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it cleared the Windward Islands and unleashed heavy surf and rains along Venezuela's Caribbean coast, packing sustained winds of 100 mph. It was moving northwest at about 18 mph.

Emily struck hard in Grenada, especially in the two northern parishes, St. Patrick's and St. Andrew's, and the outlying islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique, authorities said. The damage comes as the island nation is still recovering from last year's devastating Hurricane Ivan.