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Originally Posted by David
The French sent supplies to French St Martin the day after Erma and 18 miles across the water the British sent supplies to British Barbuda six days after Erma. Sad.
A quick scan of BBC.com doesn't even mention Barbuda. A search shows an article on the problems on Barbuda six days ago and now crickets!
This makes Bush and Katrina look like mother Teresa.
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Actually it was the Dutch Military that arrived the next day in Sint Marteen - the French did not arrive for several days and bought minimal supplies - it has gotten so bad there (looting) that for the first time since 1648 they have closed the French / Dutch Boarder.
The Dutch were instrumental in opening the airport (the famous Princess Juliana Airport) so that US C-130's could land and evacuate around 6,000 Americans that were living on the island - or the approximately 350 students going to Medical School at the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (which was my daughter)
Looters 'armed with machetes and guns' ransack hotels on St Maarten after Hurricane Irma | Metro News
