Right after the hurricane, the government released the following reports on damage to our islands:

Government reports on Antigua indicate that there were 1543 people homeless with 304 homes totally destroyed and 661 homes damaged and uninhabitable.

Government reports on Barbuda indicate that the island was not adversely effected except for minor roof damage and the loss of nine telephone poles. There are 23 homeless there.

Most of the dwellings that were destroyed or seriously damaged were small wooden buildings in areas most tourist's do not visit. Everyone is very "family" minded here so don't imagine 1543 stray people wandering the streets. These figures need to be assessed as a percentage of the 20,000 or so homes here. The government have the daunting task of trying to balance a positive outlook to tourism with their responsability to the people of Antigua & Barbuda to raise international aid.

Today there are very few signs of hurricane related hardship.

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