Hurricane Dean Update Video
“This is a price one pays for living in a privileged place — the Caribbean,” he said, as he looked at the downed trees in the town square. “Nature collects a toll from us.”
-Alvaro Sosa Marvil, veteranarian from Chetumal City as quoted in the New York Times
This video is for those who have family, friends, homes or businesses in and around Merida or on the northern Gulf Coast of the Yucatan Peninsula but were not here during Hurricane Dean. No te preocupes. You'll see that the effects of Hurricane Dean on this area during the peak storm hours on Tuesday, August 21st, were not much worse than a blustery autumn day in the States. While we know that there are many in the southeast of the Peninsula who did not escape the worst of the storm, this video shows that those in the northwest are unharmed.
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mike 17 years ago
great info i cannot wait to visit the area--interested in retirement there
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Rusty 17 years ago
Great Report!! Nice to know my condo in chicxulub is ok!! You guys do a great job of keeping us in the loop at our second home!! See ya in October!!
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Lizbeth Aurora Gallegos 17 years ago
Thank you so much for the video and the entire report I was very concerned about my family but after watching your great images I can now calm down and expect to find my family to be just fine and safe. I will be calling them up when the sun rises to make sure they had no mayor physical or material damages. Great job!!!
Greetings from California!!
Lizbeth
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Khaki 17 years ago
Looks great - must admit to those last few scenes making me a little homesick for Progreso. Its been too long.
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Andrea 17 years ago
better than anything we'll ever see on the news. Thank you for showing us first hand!
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