Aftermath Hurricane Dean

1 aftermath

1.1 lesser antilles
1.2 jamaica
1.3 mexico
1.4 retirement

aftermath

this royal caribbean ship, freedom of seas, first cruise ship visit jamaica after hurricane dean. called ocho rios on august 22.

despite dean s significant damage, did not have severe effects on infrastructure, , non-agricultural sectors of affected nations recovered quickly. cruise lines diverted ships away western caribbean in anticipation of hurricane dean s passage, though august 27 on schedule, except damaged ports in belize , yucatán. lesser antilles , greater antilles quick resume servicing cruise lines, ports opened within days.

lesser antilles

although hurricane dean category 2 hurricane when northern eyewall passed on martinique, wind , widespread flooding destroyed 70% of island s sugar cane crop , of banana crop, valued @ €400 million or 10% of gdp. remarkably tourism industry withstood storm well; few hotels reported minor damage , airport opened day after hurricane. other landscaping damage, of island s hotels functional end of august.

the french overseas minister, christian estrozy , french prime minister, francois fillon visited french caribbean island assess storm s damage. estimated storm left 600 people homeless. brevity of visit prompted of martinique s famous writers, including edouard glissant, patrick chamoiseau , raphael confiant, write open letter airing grievances concerning french politics , handling of hurricane dean s impact.

francois fillon visited guadaloupe , brought him team of experts ministry of interior assess nature , cost of damage. local government reported them 75% of guadeloupe s banana plantations, valued @ €100 million, totally destroyed. despite promises overseas minister christian estrosi problems resolved within 3 months, took on 6 months restart banana production, , several more restore lost capacity. other crop damage, island suffered minor wind , flooding damage, both of repaired.

jamaica


heavy machinery clearing sand off road norman manley international airport, kingston, jamaica, after buried hurricane dean

on august 24 jamaican prime minister portia simpson miller announced government provide ja$225 million (us$3.2 million) in emergency assistance country s agriculture sector. aid targeted @ country s hardest-hit parishes. announced ja$500 million (us$7.1 million) programme provide grants , low-interest loans emergency housing repairs. temporary tarpaulins provided patch roofs @ no cost.

the world food program placed 5,500 jamaicans on complementary food assistance, daily ration of 1900 kj (450 kcal) of high energy biscuits, 2 weeks. within 3 days us$398,000 of pre-prepared united states agency international development (usaid) emergency supplies arrived on island. airlift composed of mattresses, blankets, plastic sheeting, hygiene kits , water containers. inter-american development bank (idb) provided us$200,000 grant support relief effort , chinese red cross, despite dealing typhoon sepat, sent us$30,000 jamaican counterpart purchase of emergency relief supplies.

in december, 4 months after hurricane struck island, world bank s board of directors approved us$10 million emergency loan. world bank director caribbean , jamaican finance minister negotiated 17-year repayment plan, , endowed money jamaica hurricane dean emergency recovery project. jamaica social investment fund, charged implementing project, used money rebuild , support schools, health centers, , community , farm roads affected hurricane . hurricane dean emergency recovery project kicked off in june 2008, issuance of rural road repair contracts valued @ ja$37 million (us$520,000).

by end of summer on 2008, banana production in jamaica returning pre-dean levels. of ja$1.1 billion (us$15.5 million) of aid eu s banana support programme, thousands of acres replanted. banana chips first products ready export @ beginning of summer, fresh banana production following shortly thereafter.

mexico


costa maya, mexico. pier , resort seen here destroyed hurricane dean rebuilt following year.

although dean s landfall in mexico occurred in relatively uninhabited area , storm s well-predicted track gave ample warning, storm inflicted extreme damage. in majahual, town experience full force of hurricane, hundreds of buildings destroyed. quintana roo governor félix gonzález canto reported although cleanup in state capital of chetumal completed within 3 weeks, took more 6 months fix of region s more rural roads. unable handle hurricane s aftermath, state government appealed federal authorities aid. together, established housing-repair fund contributed reconstruction of on 37,000 residences.

the cruise port of puerto costa maya severely damaged, causing carnival cruise lines , royal caribbean cruises, world s 2 largest cruise operators, divert away port until @ least 2009. mexican government quick fund rebuilding of destroyed concrete piers which, june 2008, rebuilt accommodate larger ships before.

the federal government lauded swift , thorough preparation observers, including united nations, attributed dean s low death toll. however, after storm there several accusations of political motivation in distribution of aid. members of president felipe calderón s partido accion nacional (pan) distributed bags of bread, funded nation s disaster relief coffers, carrying party s logo. in veracruz governor fidel herrera accused both pan , own partido revolucionario institucional (pri) of using state resources, including hurricane relief, support campaigns of pri candidates.

retirement

as first category 5 landfalling hurricane in 15 years, , due widespread impact, name dean officially retired on may 13, 2008 world meteorological organization during annual meeting in orlando, florida, , not used future atlantic hurricane. replaced dorian on list v of atlantic hurricane naming lists, used in 2013 atlantic hurricane season.