Storm Damage

I was out of PAP today until late on. Coming back into the city the roads were jammed and I had no idea why. Then I found out there had been an unexpected (i.e. not forecast!) storm earlier in the day. Trees were down, power lines were down, giant billboards had fallen. It was really bizarre because other than it being wet, and being stuck in an interminable traffic jam, there was almost no trace of the earlier storm. But I have discovered that thousands of already homeless people have now also had their tents blow away or be destroyed, and so have now lost even more if that is possible... People who had managed to put together some semblence of a life under canvass have now lost everything once again. The broken but vitally important items now even more damaged or lost for good. It is hard to imagine what life must be like for these people in their camps where they live every day in fear of their lives and worried their children may be abused, only to have more trouble brought down on them. We can only pray that a hurricane does not come this year!