Greater Antilles 2 Hurricane Dean

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a house in kingston, jamaica destroyed hurricane dean


the storm passed south of of greater antilles, though outer rain bands crossed many of islands, , delivered hurricane force winds jamaica. puerto rico, cuba, , cayman islands spared, though hurricane dean passed 50 60 mi (80 95 km) south of jamaica category 4 hurricane. in jamaica rain caused flooding on eastern side of island , landslides on northeast end. @ least 2 direct deaths confirmed. on 1,500 roofs lost, hurricane force winds, , 1,582 of 3,127 damaged homes uninhabitable. landslides , fallen trees blocked hundreds of roads, particularly in rural northeast region. in lesser antilles, jamaica suffered severe damage agricultural sector. forty percent of sugarcane crop, 80 100% of banana crop, 75% of coffee trees under 3 years old, , 20% of top layer of cocoa crop lost. hurricane dean affected 248 roads, including 186 blocked: 10 blocked in kingston metropolitan region, 14 sections blocked in st. andrew, 43 roads blocked in st. catherine, 8 roads blocked in western region (saint james, hanover, westmoreland, , trelawny), , 110 roads blocked in northeast region.



damage in bull bay


haiti , dominican republic, share island of hispaniola, spared of hurricane s force, passed 170 mi (270 km) south. however, 15 people killed among island s 2 nations. heavy rain flooded streets of santo domingo , rough surf pounded coast. rain caused landslides in haiti, destroying several hundred homes , forcing 5,154 people temporary shelters, , compromising temperamental water system in town of bainet.


cuba, puerto rico, , cayman islands experienced high surf , heavy rains, though despite power outage in grand cayman, no significant damage reported. there, 2000 people weathered storm in temporary shelters. hurricane s outer bands swept on cuba between august 19 , august 21, bringing heavy rain , high seas, yet sparing island damaging winds. rain hurricane dean flooded several roads throughout puerto rico, , there heavy surf along island s coast, no deaths or injuries reported.








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