There are still a lot of moving pieces happening and I realize a lot of you are still seeking assistance. Rest assured, there are a lot of people working to get the island the help they need. And, while I realize that it’s not easy to be patient in this situation, panic is not going to help anything. Stay calm, stay informed, keep working to get answers.
Here is the latest list of shelters on St. Martin that people can go to:
It was reported last night by PM Marlin that the Royal Caribbean would be sending a cruise ship today to evacuate 300 people. The U.S. State Department confirmed the arrival of the ship earlier today and requested people to go to the port in Philipsburg, if they could get there, to board the ship for departure.
.@RoyalCaribbean cruise ship available to evacuees at port in Sint Maarten (Dutch side). This vessel is NOT chartered by the US gov’t. pic.twitter.com/jP4mbisQHc
— Travel – State Dept (@TravelGov) September 10, 2017
Individuals must arrange transport to port. Contact @RoyalCaribbean to confirm availability.
— Travel – State Dept (@TravelGov) September 10, 2017
Survey haven uitgevoerd. Eerste cruiseschip kan veilig binnenkomen op St Maarten. Ondersteunen met afmeerploeg. Ik voel mij nietig.#Irma pic.twitter.com/ZN88tHyJKJ
— Andre van der Kamp (@andrevanderkamp) September 10, 2017
As of Sunday morning, the United States has successfully evacuated more than 1,200 U.S. Citizens from the island. Most of those people have been taken to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
As of Sunday morning, USG has evacuated over 1,200 U.S. citizens from St. Maarten since Friday. pic.twitter.com/29QlqLh1XG
— Heather Nauert (@statedeptspox) September 10, 2017
Puerto Rico reanuda vuelos de rescate para ciudadanos de Saint Martin y Saint Thomas. ¡Eso es, a ayudar! ==> https://t.co/iy4xlylcN2 pic.twitter.com/5zX1srW7yv
— Metro Puerto Rico (@Metro_PR) September 10, 2017
The Dutch government continues to step up and pour support into the island. They’ve done a great job working to stabilize things on the island, get supplies to people, and getting people to safety.
Zr.Ms. Pelikaan is weer terug op Curacao. Snel weer beladen, @C_ZMCARIB staat ook in het ‘lijntje’. Kan @m_vd_eerden weer snel naar #SXM pic.twitter.com/26tIt2YfKU
— Korps Mariniers (@korpsmariniers) September 9, 2017
Further help is under way in #StMaarten by Navy, Airforce, Army Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Aruba, Curacao logistics and medical hub. pic.twitter.com/yBytalwQP5— Karel van Oosterom (@KvanOosterom) September 10, 2017
There are a lot of excellent organizations working to help SXM. I’ve worked to identify a few places you can donate to help rebuild St. Maarten/St. Martin after the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma.
Here’s How To Help Rebuild St Maarten/St Martin in the Aftermath of Hurricane Irma #SXM #RebuildSXM #SXMStronghttps://t.co/Ti60RsDFWM
— SXM Strong (@SXMStrong) September 10, 2017
GEBE just announced that they have restored power to many buildings and locations around the island. They have crews working around the clock to get power to everyone on the Dutch side of the island.
