Posted August 30, 2015 7:39 am by Comments

By John A. Heatherly

Dominica

Massive flooding and mudslides have devastated the island of Dominica (video below,) the BBC reports. 20 have died with more missing and islanders are beginning to consider the best ways to rebuild.

A tropical storm heading across the Caribbean has killed at least 20 people on the island of Dominica, with dozens more missing.

Tropical Storm Erika caused floods and mudslides that have set the country back 20 years, its prime minister said.

Erika later hit the Dominican Republic and Haiti with high winds and heavy rain but experts said it was weakening.

A state of emergency has been declared in the US state of Florida, where the storm is expected on Sunday.

Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said in a televised address late on Friday that hundreds of homes, bridges and roads had been destroyed.

He said: “It is with heavy heart that I address you, you can well imagine the hell that it has been for me since I heard of the passing of Tropical Storm Erika and the damage it has done to our dear people and beloved country. But we all have to pull ourselves together.

“The extent of the devastation is monumental. We have, in essence, to rebuild Dominica.”

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Source:: Patriot Outdoor News

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