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CAYMAN WEATHERS STORM ETA
Damage is being assessed and services restored after Cayman’s second brush with storm Eta in a week.
Damage is being assessed and services restored after Cayman’s second brush with storm Eta in a week.
The Cayman Islands Government office in the UK (CIGOUK) has confirmed that the British Airways flights to the Cayman Islands should continue as planned as the newly enacted lockdown measures permit essential international travel, similar to the spring/summer lockdown.
Following the passage of Tropical Storm Eta and announcement of an “All Clear” from the Cayman Islands Government, staff at the Cayman Turtle Centre (CTC) will be preparing the park for re-opening to the public on Wednesday 11th November.
The 2020 Milo Kids Fun Run takes place on Sunday, 6 December as part of the Intertrust Cayman Islands Marathon.
Despite bad weather hampering efforts, work to complete the six sub projects that make up the Airfields Upgrades Project can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel, with completion not too far off.
The Deputy Governor and the National Emergency Management Council have issued the All Clear for Grand Cayman for Tropical Storm.
As of the 10 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Eta had 40 mph maximum sustained winds — a bump up of 5 mph from the 7 a.m. advisory when it was a depression — and Eta was headed northeast a bit faster at 17 mph. Eta was about 45 miles west northwest of Grand Cayman.
Households in low-lying areas, please note that the CI Red Cross shelter on Huldah Ave, George Town, is open from 9am today (Saturday, 7 October 2020).
The following shelters are open from noon today: John Gray Memorial Church, West Bay; East End, Breakers and North Side Civic Centres.
Eta is expected to continue to move northeast and strengthen to a possible Tropical Storm and track about 60 miles to the NW of Grand Cayman early this evening, 99 miles NW of Cayman Brac by late Saturday night and over central Cuba by Sunday morning.
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports that 261 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Thursday, 5 November 2020. Five were positive.