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Over 100 dead so far and mostly in Haiti, I think I heard. Damn, Haitians just can't catch a break. Corrupt and dysfunctional state, massive poverty, earthquakes, cholera epidemic and now demon storms.

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Don't wanna speak too soon but it looks like we've really lucked out in the Deerfield/Boca area. It was supposed to be heading right for us but it's gone much more north today than west. The center of the storm is well north of us now and we've barely felt it at all. Little bit of wind and rain but we have regular thunderstorms that are way worse than this. No power issues either. 

It's still moving west though so I'm sure we'll feel the tail end of it as the night goes on if nothing else and of course it could always decide to make a sharp turn and come right for us. Still, right now I am feeling very relieved. 

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Storm appears to have stayed further east than originally expected so that's good news for central and north Florida but I'm sure they're still hurting. We were completely missed here and things are back to normal today. Back at work and such. Will be watching for the U-Turn. 

To those further north, stay safe :grouphug: 

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So far so good in Central Florida (inland about 30 miles). It's been raining all night, but the wind is not much more than our usual summer storms. It's just lasting longer. Like KiDaster said,it would've been a completely different story had the storm  came closer to land.

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15 hours ago, The Anti-Targ said:

Over 100 dead so far and mostly in Haiti, I think I heard. Damn, Haitians just can't catch a break. Corrupt and dysfunctional state, massive poverty, earthquakes, cholera epidemic and now demon storms.

Well, hurricanes are disasters that one should expect to occur in Haiti rather regularly given its geographical location. If they didn't have the dysfunctional state and massive poverty, the hurricanes wouldn't kill as many people. 

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57 minutes ago, Arch-MaesterPhilip said:

Someone should attempt reforestation in Haiti if that is possible  

Only takes a few seconds of Googling to find several organizations that claim to be doing that:

http://www.thehaititreeproject.org/

http://www.edenprojects.org/haiti

http://www.haitifundinc.org/the-project/reforestation

http://www.thehaitiproject.org/reforestation/

http://loveachild.com/sustainability-outreach-reforestation/

http://www.reforestaction.com/haiti.php?l=en

(Note: I haven't had time to research any of the above further so am not necessarily endorsing them as charities, but I suspect some of them are quite legitimate! :) )

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2 hours ago, KiDisaster said:

Storm appears to have stayed further east than originally expected so that's good news for central and north Florida but I'm sure they're still hurting. We were completely missed here and things are back to normal today. Back at work and such. Will be watching for the U-Turn. 

To those further north, stay safe :grouphug: 

I got a text from my parents this morning. They're fine. :) 

I have a brother in Stuart and friends up in Jacksonville, though. 

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Just now, Ormond said:

Only takes a few seconds of Googling to find several organizations that claim to be doing that:

http://www.thehaititreeproject.org/

http://www.edenprojects.org/haiti

http://www.haitifundinc.org/the-project/reforestation

http://www.thehaitiproject.org/reforestation/

http://loveachild.com/sustainability-outreach-reforestation/

http://www.reforestaction.com/haiti.php?l=en

(Note: I haven't had time to research any of the above further so am not necessarily endorsing them as charities, but I suspect some of them are quite legitimate! :) )

That's good news. It wouldn't prevent mudslides completely but they wouldn't be as bad. 

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18 minutes ago, Ormond said:

Only takes a few seconds of Googling to find several organizations that claim to be doing that:

http://www.thehaititreeproject.org/

http://www.edenprojects.org/haiti

http://www.haitifundinc.org/the-project/reforestation

http://www.thehaitiproject.org/reforestation/

http://loveachild.com/sustainability-outreach-reforestation/

http://www.reforestaction.com/haiti.php?l=en

(Note: I haven't had time to research any of the above further so am not necessarily endorsing them as charities, but I suspect some of them are quite legitimate! :) )

I have several friends who go to Haiti twice a year, on their vacations, to work at reforestation.  They are legitimate.

Cuba's eastern section of Baracoa got destroyed.  However over 350,000 people, their livestock, their pets and their possessions were successfully evacuated to safety by Cuba's Civil Defense.  Not even a cat or dog lost a life.  However, the roads / highways that go through the mountains to get to Baracoa, which is close to the shore are destroyed. There's no power and no communications now that the cell phones' batteries have run down.  Baracoa used to be one of Cuba's busiest ports via trade with New Orleans, until the embargo.  It's also the oldest Cuban settlement and the first capital.  All those splendid historic buildings have been smashed.  Like the houses there are no roofs left.  Waves were over two stories high.

 

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Nephew and his family living in Jax. They last texted us that they had went inland near St.Augustine? I hope they are some distance away from the St.Johns river surge. They are in communication with other relatives. He said Jacksonville Beach is completely under water as of a few hours earlier. 

 

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What was left of the hurricane smashed parts of Nova Scotia pretty hard. In Halifax, we had about 100mm of rain and high winds, and a lot of people are still without power. Not that bad compared to Cape Breton (an island on the northern part of the province), which got the worst of it with some parts getting over 200mm of rain (the average monthly rain fall is something like 150mm). There's some serious flooding and road wash-outs up there. 

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