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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2846707, member: 56859&quot;]I&#039;ve heard but haven&#039;t confirmed that the Navy has a ship on the way.&nbsp; The first helicopter just landed a few minutes ago.&nbsp;&nbsp; Took a few flyarounds to find a clear landing spot.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking around at the limited part of the island I can see from here, the damage isn&#039;t as bad as I&#039;d feared-- I was afraid it that buildings would be knocked down, not just roof and window problems.&nbsp; It&#039;s still going to be a massive and extremely prolonged recovery and the island was in dire financial straights to begin with.</p><p><br /></p><p>The hospital does have what appears to be a robust generator.&nbsp; Don&#039;t know the fuel situation.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for mudslides, I was afraid of that too, especially for my home.&nbsp; So far no reports of such landslides.&nbsp; The airport is well away from risk of landslide, although I&#039;d assume the storm surge put at least part of the runway underwater for a while (runway begins over the sea on a jetty)</p><p><br /></p><p>Gotta get to work now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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