 Tropical storm Kurt made landfall in St. Lucia on the evening of the 27th of September 2018, bringing with it strong winds and heavy rains that hammered the island. Citizens were up early assessing damage to property. Among them was acting Prime Minister the Honourable Ezekiel Joseph, who at ground level visited disaster prone areas to assess the damage for himself. We have one or two individuals who lost their roof. I can mostly say that they are mindful of that situation and what I was told by the Director, they will see what they can do to provide some short-term housing to these individuals. So the reports are still coming in because we all know that the clearance was given this afternoon at one o'clock, so it's for people now to go on the ground and do the assessment that is required. So I'm sure before the day is up and before they have the next briefing meeting at eight o'clock tonight. So by then they will be in the position to determine exactly the severity of the damages as far as infrastructure is concerned and of course residential homes and to be able to make an assessment as to how we can accommodate those individuals. But we're getting information coming in. As far as schools are concerned, the only report I received was that the Grusley secondary school, the music room, was damaged. Generally all the schools hail during the storm. As far as roads and bridges, apart from falling branches, there isn't any severe concerns, any concerns as far as this concerns. The airport is another one, the airport will be reopened. Both Hionora and VGA will be reopened. So at least we were able to weather the storm, if I can say that, during as far as the other sectors are concerned, there's only agriculture that was severely damaged. The reality is that we have to prepare ourselves. We have to at least listen and take the advice that is given. And one we were told this morning that we never had the the clerk to go out there and he had people out there not listening to the advice of the the authority. It's a concern to us. We heard that there were business places opening, all right, when there was the green light to open. So these are some of the concerns we have and I must say we have to review the act to make it slightly stronger because right now, based on information, the NIMO has no power to prevent somebody from opening. And if you give an advice and they go out in danger, other individuals, they will call on government for support and blame any government. And I think we have to be stronger in our advice and people have to listen and to take due consideration as to the advice that is given to them. The storm is expected to weaken through Friday night. For the Government Information Service, I am Johnny B. Setjoseph reporting.