Flood in Dominica
Tropical Storm Erika leaves death and destruction
August 29, 2015 / Dominica Charity Foundation, Germany
Tropical storm Erika has caused severe devastation on Wednesday, August 27, 2015 on the Caribbean island Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies. Dominica, situated between the French islands Martinique and Guadeloupe, is not to be mistaken with the Dominican Republic.
35 have been confirmed dead, and many more citizens are missing. The infrastructure has been destroyed, the roads are 90% damaged, and the channels of communication such as telephone, mobile phones and Internet to 80%. Almost all bridges are either destroyed or severely damaged.
After the tropical storm Erika
Freiburg native gathers for people in Dominica
The songwriter Mary Sylvester supports with her Charity organisation
people on the island of Dominica in the Caribbean.
By Bettina Gröber / Badische Zeitung, Freiburg, Germany, 22 September, 2015