‘The fear is real’: Recovery group braces for hurricane’s damagepublished at 22:35 GMT 28 October
We’re hearing more about what it’s like for people on the ground in Jamaica as the storm continues, and how difficult they expect recovery efforts to be.
Tamisha Lee is in Mandeville, where she is seeing heavy rain, powerful winds, objects flying through the air, and darkness as the electricity has gone out. Lee is the president of the Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers (JNRWP), a partner of humanitarian organisation CARE International, which will be helping with the recovery effort.
“I am feeling anxious and tense, but I am focused. The fear is real, but our preparation is helping us manage that fear,” she says.
The post-storm recovery will be a marathon, not a sprint, Lee says. With a lot of infrastructure damage expected, making roads impassable, Lee says JNRWP will have a difficult time delivering aid to its members. And without electricity, communication will be a struggle too, she adds.
“Based on the forecast and what we have been experiencing since Sunday evening, I am anticipating the damage will be enormous.”
