Brac Update: 6 a.m. Wednesday

Hazard Management Cayman Islands’ Joint Communications Services

Power has been restored to Faith Hospital and District Administration Building.

An initial shipment of eight trailer homes is expected to arrive today (Wednesday, 12 November). The trailers are two- and three-bedroom units. If you would like to apply for a trailer, please call the Brac Command Centre on 925-6261, in order to begin the needs assessment process.

Fifteen persons trained in building assessments will arrive in the Brac today to assist the Planning Department. It also is expected that an assessment team will be sent to Little Cayman today.

The Credit Union, located next to District Administration, will open today. Hours are 10 a.m. to noon.

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The Distribution Centre, which is located adjacent to the Aston Rutty Centre, is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Supplies include toiletries; baby supplies; water and drinks; non-perishable food; batteries; and flashlights.

Persons who urgently require generators will be called to collect their own / or a loaned generator.

  • Call 925-6262 to request temporary use of a generator. Leave your name, contact number and address.
  • ·As soon as power to your building is restored, please return generators to the distribution centre, so that others can obtain temporary relief.
  • ·Follow the instructions that come with your generator.
  • ·Never operate a generator indoors.
  • ·Never store gasoline or other fuels indoors, or near fuel-burning appliances such as natural-gas water heaters.
  • ·Always turn off the generator before refueling.
  • The Cayman Islands National Recovery Fund has established bank accounts for the relief efforts. It is coordinating its response with government. The fund will concentrate on getting residents, particularly the elderly, infirm, and families with young children, back into dry homes (roofs and windows) before the focus turns to rebuilds. Aid will be given first to those who are uninsured or are from low-income families.

  • The fund does not make direct grants to householders. It directly funds qualified contractors, based on estimates.
  • ·Relief accounts have been established with:
  • ·Butterfield Bank (CI$ Account number: 02201/036345/00 or US$ Account number: 01210/036345/01); and
  • ·Cayman National Bank (CI$ Account number: 011-11578 or US$ Account number: 021-06309).
  • ·For more information please contact Dr Mark Laskin on (345) 943-3863 or mlaskin1@aol.
  • Please help to spread the news by sharing this information with family and friends in the Brac and Little Cayman.