effects hurricane dean lesser antilles effects hurricane dean lesser antilles spread island countries included fatalities atlantic hurricane season formed atlantic_ocean west cape_verde august national_hurricane_center forecast advisory system anticipated cape type hurricane pass caribbean lesser antilles storm moved small island chain strengthening passed islands days later august category hurricane saffir simpson hurricane scale went brush island jamaica reached category strength making landfall mexico yucatán_peninsula crossing lesser antilles dean caused moderate damage martinique washed roads damaged houses killed people devastated agriculture dependent economies states guadeloupe destroying banana crops deaths reported far away trinidad preparations national_hurricane_center consistently predicted storm intensify pass islands approached island nations began prepare activity august placed regional response mechanism standby contacted member states august dispatched teams advance hurricane provide damage assessment hurricane affect islands august utc august respective governments martinique guadeloupe issued hurricane watches government netherlands antilles issued tropical storm watch island tropical expected intensify hurricane strength reach windward_islands hours authorities martinique canceled memorial victims flight began set shelters utc august respective governments issued hurricane warnings anticipation imminent approach dozen half tourists evacuated concrete shelters government canceled leave emergency service personnel evacuated fearing roof vulnerable storm winds time issued tropical storm warning barbados tropical storm watch hours later utc issued tropical storm watch antigua shortly trinidad issued tropical storm watch convened meeting august chair resident representative united nations development programme barbados anticipation hurricane causing significant damage member states requiring international assistance utc issued tropical storm warnings government netherlands antilles discontinued hurricane watch replacing tropical storm warning utc august roughly hours hurricane dean arrived government france issued hurricane warnings martinique guadeloupe nhc issued tropical storm watch puerto_rico utc august issued tropical storm warning martinique main airport commercial airports closed night landed storm outer rainbands began sweep island august utc august nhc upgraded tropical storm watch tropical storm warning morning august center hurricane dean passed martinique issued tropical storm warning morning convened second meeting coordination rapid assessment teams impact storm entered caribbean saint channel martinique morning august category storm winds knots mph power outages began neighborhoods utc august hours storm arrived quickly spread entire island night saw heavy rains inches international airport intense thunderstorms morning hurricane force winds peaked knots mph winds uprooted trees downed electricity poles disabled bridges triggered landslides damaged roofs tore metal roof ward patients evacuated fort damaged roof blew medical ward fell roof emergency room section lost roof injured incident capital flooded storm surge high seas deposited fishing boats streets person drowned swept away rain swollen river trying recover cow flooding reported town number residents evacuated nationwide damage housing buildings totaled worst hit areas north closest path roofs blown small waterfront houses completely destroyed town heavy seas sunk damaged boats damaged coastal roads places land coastal damage estimated reported schools sustained combined total damage reported country major infrastructure remained functional estimated cost clean roads drains cost repair utilities communications damage saint air reported damage sectors experienced prolonged functionality island acres km2 banana farms severely damaged plantations outright destroyed average crops lost fields losing losing cost agriculture industry million bringing hurricane dean total cost million million nation martinique martinique experienced winds gusts torrential rainfall reached inches caused flooding island town flooding completely majority martinique population left electricity water telephone food storm destroyed martinique entire banana crop island sugar cane plantations people killed injured left homeless banana fields completely destroyed officials estimated damage island million million mother seven year old son died dozen landslide caused heavy rains fell house landslides blocked roads mountainous country incident people injured tree fell house prime minister initially estimated homes damaged hurricane dean damaged houses lost roofs completely houses sustained partial damage roofs houses completely destroyed houses suffered significant structural damage components roofs non dwelling buildings damaged total buildings suffered significant damage princes island hospital suffered damage roofs psychiatric intensive care units led heavy water damage spread ward damaged electrical system patients evacuated storm arrived equipment supplies removed hurricane cost health sector limited million structural damage storm surge caused million damage sea walls million damage coastal bridges floods landslides contributed million damage island road network river floods destroyed million river walls flooding devastated agriculture sector crops lost rehabilitation banana trees destroyed expected years guadeloupe overall damage dean fairly minor guadeloupe south suffered moderate damage sustained wind gust mph areas southern section island destroyed cost million million guadeloupe banana crop country main exports winds rain hurricane reach far south islands trinidad sea swells east coast killed people tried secure boat aftermath activated caribbean disaster emergency response agency response systems help assess correct storm damages acknowledged requests based preliminary damage assessments initiated level response allowed event managed country level regional assistance limited technical support resources required barbados activated response systems directly affected hurricane opportunity test systems operating procedures affected islands lesser antilles martinique guadeloupe members dispatched technical support team august assist developing damage assessment government venezuela sent blankets sheets large tents units water medical supplies government canada pledged million immediate aid afflicted countries declared disaster provided rolls plastic emergency shelter repairs additional rolls plastic petitioned relief grant assist relief efforts damage repairs suffered significant damage residential structures agricultural land airports hotels operational days having needed small scale repair work hospitals essential services kept running standby power supplied independent generators assist cleanup recovery efforts roads connecting north south island quickly cleared nation electricity provider worked clock repair dozens downed electrical poles restored electricity august rest island infrastructure storm shelters opened hurricane affected residence provided assistance island dominican prime minister declared august national day prayer thanks giving destruction residences forced approximately people shelters disaster specialist assistance order relief supplies supplies days storm residents martinique electricity food water took looting stores utility workers guadeloupe french france arrived august help restore electricity secretary state french overseas visited martinique shortly hurricane inspect damage joined french prime minister august surveyed damaged guadeloupe martinique hardest hit french colonies week storm hit people martinique telephone electricity worst hit parts southern guadeloupe water banana crops guadeloupe destroyed dean recover march
Effects of Hurricane Dean in the Lesser Antilles