Lesser Antilles 2 Hurricane Dean

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hurricane dean entered caribbean category 2 hurricane through saint lucia channel on august 17. moved briskly between lesser antillean islands of st. lucia , martinique, storm surge , rain bands reaching every island in chain. damage severe in martinique total damage estimated @ €400 million , 3 indirect deaths, while nearby guadaloupe suffered €400 million of damage. in st. lucia, damage caused high seas , estimated @ us$18 million.


martinique experienced 75 mph (120 km/h) winds gusts 105 mph (170 km/h). torrential rainfall, reached 332 mm (13.07 in) caused flooding throughout island, town of rivière-pilote flooding completely. majority of martinique s population left without electricity, water, telephone, or food, , 600 martiniquans left homeless. storm destroyed martinique s entire banana crop, , 70% of island s sugar cane plantations. damage these 2 agricultural sectors accounted majority of island s €400 million damage.


on evening of august 16, 12 hours before storm arrived in st. lucia, power outages began in of island s neighborhoods. night saw heavy rains, 1.58 in (40 mm) @ st. lucia s hewanorra international airport, , intense thunderstorms , morning hurricane force winds peaked @ 90 mph (145 km/h). winds uprooted trees, downed electricity poles, disabled bridges, triggered landslides, , damaged several roofs. saint lucia s capital, castries, flooded storm surge left boulders , fishing boats on streets. 1 person drowned in sarrot after being swept away rain-swollen river while trying recover cow. hurricane dean damaged roofs of 2 of island s hospitals, no 1 injured. several other buildings damaged, on island s northern coast exposed hurricane. ministry of education reported 11 schools had sustained combined total of ec$300,000 of damage, , nationwide damage housing , buildings totaled ec$800,000. ministry of communications, works, transport, , public utilities reported of country s major infrastructure remained functional, , no long-term disruptions occurred.


the hardest hit area of saint lucia agricultural sector. 5,000 acres (20 km) of banana farms in mabouya valley, roseau valley, , marc marc severely damaged many of plantations waterlogged or outright destroyed. average of 75% of crops lost, fields in northern farms losing 80% , in roseau valley losing 85%. cost agriculture industry $13.2 million, bringing hurricane dean s total cost on island $17.3 million (us$6.4 million in 2007) or 0.5% of nation s gdp.








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