Hurricanes Hanna and Ike

Posted by Chris Mann Posted in General, News |

We suffered some disruption earlier this week when Hurricane Hanna passed through Turks & Caicos (actually she passed through twice, looping around for another run at us!

Despite that we are all doing fine - the power and internet were out in some parts of the island for a while and there were some trees down.

However, we are now waiting for the follow-up act - Hurricane Ike, which looks likely to pass over us or near us on Sunday morning as a dangerous Category 3 hurricane.

Every possible precaution has been taken - our office is closed and the computers and camera equipment evacuated - and more importantly our people and our fellow Turks Islanders and residents are safe at home with the shutters up and emergency supplies laid in.

Turks & Caicos does not get threatened directly by hurricanes and tropical storms very often - but our buildings are strong and solid and resilient - and so are our people.

Most likely we will get some wind and rain, some damage to power poles and a few buildings, and some local flooding, but in a few days all will be back to normal.

So forgive us while we are not able to answer your calls and emails for a little while - we’ll be back to normal very soon, don’t worry!