HURRICANE TOMAS POUNDS SVG LEAVING HUNDREDS HOMELESS

Hurricane Tomas strengthened on Sunday after ripping off roofs and knocking down trees and power lines in SVG.

Addressing the nation this morning SUNDAY Oct 31st the Prime Minister stated over 1000 persons are now in shelters across St.Vincent, over 300 houses are now without roofs and they are reported to be close to 30 major landslides across the nation cutting off villages.

some parts of the country is still without water and light as a major undertaken is now on the way to start clearing roads and rebuilding the damage done by the passage of hurricane tomas.



Tomas, the 12th hurricane of a very active 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, was packing top sustained winds of 100 miles (160 km) per hour, making it a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson five-step scale of intensity.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center forecast some additional strengthening on Sunday as Tomas moved away from the Windward Islands on a west-northwest track.

Forecasts showed Tomas strengthening by Tuesday to a Category 3 or 4 hurricane, with projected wind speeds greater than 111 miles (178 km) per hour, as it passed south of the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

"This is a very dangerous hurricane that is just beginning to get going," hurricane expert Jeff Masters of private U.S. forecaster Weather

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Comment by Herbesha R Douglas-Cochrane on October 31, 2010 at 1:39pm
my heart and prays r going out to my country St vincent and the Grenadines
Comment by mrlover on October 31, 2010 at 8:59am
do anyone have pic of rosehall to put up and i hope every one in svg is doing well at this time god blees st vincent all my love to my home ppl well i call my family last night and they was doing good in rosehall my bleesed land st vincent the land of love
Comment by grace connell on October 31, 2010 at 5:06am
God is their with u all ,im truly grateful that my family n friends are ok.we can rebuild our blessed land.
Comment by Londell on October 31, 2010 at 4:00am
true god will help you all jus have to pray
Comment by Keifa on October 31, 2010 at 2:55am
wow!!!!.....I'm still in shock
Comment by sweetkk on October 31, 2010 at 2:33am
i know that god will help us

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