{"id":7662,"date":"2024-07-02T08:47:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T12:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/?p=7662"},"modified":"2024-07-03T07:56:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T11:56:37","slug":"barbados-cleans-up-after-dodging-hurricanes-wrath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/barbados-cleans-up-after-dodging-hurricanes-wrath\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbados Cleans Up After Dodging Hurricane&#8217;s Wrath"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After Hurricane Beryl passed south of the island, Barbados is well underway with clean up work particularly on the south coast which saw remarkable storm surges.<\/p>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n       .errordiv { padding:10px; margin:10px; border: 1px solid #555555;color: #000000;background-color: #f8f8f8; width:500px; }#advanced_iframe {visibility:visible;opacity:1;vertical-align:top;}.ai-info-bottom-iframe { position: fixed; z-index: 10000; bottom:0; left: 0; margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 100%; background-color: #ff9999; padding-left: 5px;padding-bottom: 5px; border-top: 1px solid #aaa } a.ai-bold {font-weight: bold;}#ai-layer-div-advanced_iframe p {height:100%;margin:0;padding:0}<\/style><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var ai_iframe_width_advanced_iframe = 0;var ai_iframe_height_advanced_iframe = 0;function aiReceiveMessageadvanced_iframe(event) {  aiProcessMessage(event,\"advanced_iframe\", \"true\");}if (window.addEventListener) {  window.addEventListener(\"message\", aiReceiveMessageadvanced_iframe);} else if (el.attachEvent)  {  el.attachEvent(\"message\", aiReceiveMessageadvanced_iframe);}var aiIsIe8=false;var aiOnloadScrollTop=\"true\";var aiShowDebug=false;\r\n\t\tif (typeof aiReadyCallbacks === 'undefined') {\r\n\t\t\tvar aiReadyCallbacks = [];  \r\n\t\t} else if (!(aiReadyCallbacks instanceof Array)) {\r\n\t\t\tvar aiReadyCallbacks = [];\r\n\t\t}    function aiShowIframeId(id_iframe) { jQuery(\"#\"+id_iframe).css(\"visibility\", \"visible\");    }    function aiResizeIframeHeight(height) { aiResizeIframeHeight(height,advanced_iframe); }    function aiResizeIframeHeightId(height,width,id) {aiResizeIframeHeightById(id,height);}<\/script><iframe id=\"advanced_iframe\"  name=\"advanced_iframe\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNationBarbados%2Fvideos%2F1514209812834830%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=560&#038;t=0\"  width=\"100%\"  height=\"480\"  frameborder=\"0\"  allowtransparency=\"true\"  loading=\"lazy\"  style=\";width:100%;height:480px;\" ><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var ifrm_advanced_iframe = document.getElementById(\"advanced_iframe\");var hiddenTabsDoneadvanced_iframe = false;\r\nfunction resizeCallbackadvanced_iframe() {}<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>\n\n\n<p>The island was spared a direct from the <strong>category 4 hurricane<\/strong>, which passed 80 miles (130 km) south of Barbados with maximum sustained winds of <strong>120 mph (195 kmh)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However sustained storm force winds (and higher gusts) did batter Barbados from early on Monday morning causing significant swells along the south and west coasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hurricane&#8217;s swirling winds caused storm surges resulting in significant flooding, beach erosion, and damage to beachfront businesses. The impact was particularly strong in the <strong>Hastings <\/strong>and <strong>Oistins <\/strong>areas on the south coast, and <strong>Speightstown <\/strong>and <strong>Six Men&#8217;s<\/strong> areas on the north-west coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Waves Rush Ashore At Six Men&#8217;s<\/p>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n       .errordiv { padding:10px; margin:10px; border: 1px solid #555555;color: #000000;background-color: #f8f8f8; width:500px; }#advanced_iframe_2 {visibility:visible;opacity:1;vertical-align:top;}.ai-info-bottom-iframe { position: fixed; z-index: 10000; bottom:0; left: 0; margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 100%; background-color: #ff9999; padding-left: 5px;padding-bottom: 5px; border-top: 1px solid #aaa } a.ai-bold {font-weight: bold;}#ai-layer-div-advanced_iframe_2 p {height:100%;margin:0;padding:0}<\/style><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var ai_iframe_width_advanced_iframe_2 = 0;var ai_iframe_height_advanced_iframe_2 = 0;function aiReceiveMessageadvanced_iframe_2(event) {  aiProcessMessage(event,\"advanced_iframe_2\", \"true\");}if (window.addEventListener) {  window.addEventListener(\"message\", aiReceiveMessageadvanced_iframe_2);} else if (el.attachEvent)  {  el.attachEvent(\"message\", aiReceiveMessageadvanced_iframe_2);}var aiIsIe8=false;var aiOnloadScrollTop=\"true\";var aiShowDebug=false;\r\n\t\tif (typeof aiReadyCallbacks === 'undefined') {\r\n\t\t\tvar aiReadyCallbacks = []; 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