Here are excerpts from the National Emergency management org. preliminaryreport Aug 22 after checking in more detail on the specifics of the damage after hurricane Dean.
Corozal District, which has approximately 7,000 houses, recorded the highest number of structural damages, primarily to roofs. Aerial reconnaissance indicated that up to 275 houses within both rural and urban areas were completely destroyed and at least 451 were partially destroyed... 1650 persons in this District are now homeless.
With about 8,000 houses within the Orange Walk District, almost 10% of the houses received minor to moderate roof damage due to Hurricane Dean’s wind impacts...at least 43 houses were completely destroyed and at least 40 were partially destroyed... Of the 800 homes affected, a significant amount of the homes affected were noted in the rural areas. ...258 persons are estimated to be homeless in the Orange Walk District.
Cayes (San Pedro, Caye Caulker): Piers, thatched structures (palapas),and timber buildings sustained damages.
Corozal/Orange Walk - ...50 acres of pastures were inundated, resulting in losses of at least BZ$50,000. There was also significant damage to vegetables and tree-crops. The agriculture sector was significantly affected. The papaya industry, suffered 95% crop losses. A total of 1,500 acres of papaya were lost by extensive wind damages. Estimated value of crop losses is atvBZ$22.5 million dollars...Plantain plantations were also completelydestroyed. 10% of sugarcane fields were damaged by wind (dislodged) and 5% wereinundated.
...about 3,000 tourists were evacuated from San Pedro and Caye Caulker in anticipation of Hurricane Dean. This contributes to the loss of revenues, estimated at BZ$5.8 million dollars.
Corozal: Fisheries losses to this industry due to destruction of fish
Pier damage was concentrated in San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye. There are about 300 piers in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye and another 150 in Caye Caulker. Piers in Ambergris Caye received moderate to heavy damages and those in Caye Caulker received minor to moderate damages. Losses were estimated at about BZ$5 million dollars for both areas.
Infrastructure: from service damage to the major Northern Highway, rural and feeder roads damage...Culvert replacement and some spot-patching of streets and roads will be required
Needs: There are several needs resulting from the damages caused by hurricane Dean. These include but are not limited to:
• Food Supplies and potable water supply
• Health Supplies
• Building Materials
• Seeds and agrochemical supplies
• Credit
