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Little Cayman recovering after beating from Rafael

Little Cayman is getting back to normal after going into rapid recovery mode following Hurricane Rafael's direct hit last week.
Towering trees like this sea grape tree at the West End Cemetery in Cayman Brac were uprooted during Hurricane Rafael's passage on Tuesday night. - Photo: Reshma Ragoonath

Scale of Rafael’s damage apparent on Brac after storm clouds clear

As the rain clouds trailing Hurricane Rafael dissipated and the sun rose on Thursday, the scale of the wind damage the storm had caused on Cayman Brac and Little Cayman became clearer.
Red Cross volunteers at a shelter during Rafael

Red Cross staff and volunteers provide shelter during Rafael

Thirty-six volunteers worked alongside Red Cross staff at shelters across Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac during Hurricane Rafael.

Evacuation flights under way from Little Cayman

With the reopening of the Edward Bodden Airfield on Little Cayman, visitors on the island are being evacuated via Cayman Brac.
Major Kevin Price of the Cayman Islands Regiment. - Photo: Supplied

Regiment major says Brac was lucky after brush with Rafael

Cayman Brac dodged a bullet, a senior Cayman Islands Regiment officer deployed to the island for Hurricane Rafael said on Wednesday.
Reef divers dock sustained damage. - Photos: Reshma Ragoonath

Cayman Brac battered but not beaten after Rafael roars past

Under thick banks of cloud that lingered over the Sister Islands Wednesday, relieved Brackers began the post-storm clean-up reflecting on a near miss that could have been far worse.

Little Cayman faces clean up and recovery after Rafael’s destructive passage

Little Cayman was left reeling after the passage of Hurricane Rafael, which sank boats, downed power lines and trees, and left the roads of the island covered in sand and debris.
A downed tree is seen by a beach house in Little Cayman after Hurricane Rafael in November.

In photos: Rafael whips through Sister Islands

Little Cayman faced significant damage after the passage of Hurricane Rafael left a trail of destruction in its wake.

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