Hurricane Ian nears Cuba on path to strike Florida as Cat 4

[El Presidente]

7 minutes ago, SCgarman said:

Is  Hamlet still living in Ft. Meyers, FL? If so hopefully he found safe ground somewhere

Just spoke to him. 

It is passing through and winds should settle down by 8pm"ish". 

[Chas.Alpha]

1 hour ago, El Presidente said:

Just spoke to him. 

It is passing through and winds should settle down by 8pm"ish". 

At least I know he's not on Ft. Myers beach. It's under water. Naples got flooded, but so far my peeps that are reporting in are all ok. As in anywhere else, the power infrastructure in SW Florida consists of above ground power lines. It will be some weeks before anyone has electricity. As far as Hamlet, I take it he moved there because of his affiliation with RP? 

[ElJavi76]

The aftermath at my aunt’s… 

[helix]

Terrible ! At least the walls are still standing.

[El Presidente]

So sorry Javi. 

Let's touch base offline and see if we can do something as a forum to help. 

[Corylax18]

5 minutes ago, El Presidente said:

So sorry Javi. 

Let's touch base offline and see if we can do something as a forum to help. 

I'm in. 

18 minutes ago, ElJavi76 said:

The aftermath at my aunt’s…

Let me know if there is anything we can do to help. 

[madandana]

Yup..Let us know how we can help.

[SCgarman]

43 minutes ago, Chas.Alpha said:

At least I know he's not on Ft. Myers beach. It's under water. Naples got flooded, but so far my peeps that are reporting in are all ok. As in anywhere else, the power infrastructure in SW Florida consists of above ground power lines. It will be some weeks before anyone has electricity. As far as Hamlet, I take it he moved there because of his affiliation with RP? 

Electricity will be up much quicker than you think. There are fleets of trucks and line men at the ready from neighboring states. As soon as the storm is gone, they will be at work like an army.

[GaryK 54]

25 minutes ago, Corylax18 said:

I'm in. 

Let me know if there is anything we can do to help. 

Anything we can do, let us know. I’m in. 

[Greenhorn2]

On 9/27/2022 at 8:14 AM, ElJavi76 said:

I texted my aunt ln before I went to bed, she said they’re scared. They’re in for some bad weather. Pinar del Rio is gonna take it in the teeth. She told me that she and my cousin only have the bathroom as refuge. I’ve been to her “house”. It’s more like a shack than a house. Then she commented, if we manage to make it we’ll try to replace what was destroyed but this time I’m not sure with what… there’s nothing to be had. I texted her again this morning upon waking but my message hasn’t been delivered yet. Hoping she, my other two aunts, and a slew of cousins are all ok. The word impotence comes to mind. I wish all Cubans in the path of this hurricane come out of it with their lives intact. We know the mess around material things out there, but let’s hope for no loss of life. 

Praying for your family and the people of Cuba.

[El Presidente]

We are on 👍

I and the team will come up with a plan by tomorrow and launch it once Javi has reviewed. 

 

[BellevilleMXZ]

My God, what a mess, they can't seem to catch a break down there😞

[Capt. Corona]

On 9/28/2022 at 9:29 AM, GaryK 54 said:

Ian passed directly over PDR. These are photos posted this morning (my morning in Shanghai) of the Robaina Vega. The one showing the carving of Don Alejandro is poignant… surviving amidst the rest of the devastation.

Such a devastating impact to the people of Cuba who have already suffered so much.

My memories of pulling up in the drive are forever shattered.  Peace, love and God speed to all who endured this tragedy. 

[helix]

My God what a beast of a storm !!! Absolutely insane. 

[Corylax18]

I briefly spoke to Hector Prieto today. He stayed in PdR for the storm and had just made it to Havana to check on his family who evacuated there. His family is all safe and sound, however the farm is a near total loss. The photos below where very hard for me to see. It will take years to recover fully. Hector does not expect to plant any tobacco this year and expects the same from the majority of the farms in his neighborhood. (Robaina, Papo, Hoyo de Monterrey, Salvador Carvajal, Maximo, et al.) He hadn't spoken to all of them yet, but he hadn't heard any good news from those he had spoken to. 

There were seedlings in the ground, but most where destroyed by the rain. Even if they survived, PdR is in such a shambles that it will take months to get back to basic operations. Tractors and fuel are needed for repairs, labor too. He doesn't know how much processed, or in process tobacco he lost yet, but he isn't expecting to salvage much. 

[madandana]

Horrific- How much more can these people take.