Project of a Portable sawmill Assisting Rotary Club of Portsmouth Dominica Project of a Portable sawmill Assisting Rotary Club of Portsmouth
History of the most recent Hurricanes in Dominica 1979 Hurricane David, 56 deaths, US$1.54b 1980 Hurricane Allen, no data found 1999 Hurricane Lenny, US$21.5m 2015 Tropical Storm Erika, 30 deaths, US$482.8m 2017 Hurricane Maria, 31 deaths, US$1.37b Hurricane Maria 2017 is the worst known natural disaster in Dominica’s history
Hurricanes dates in Dominica David 1979; 80% Homes Destroyed 75% of Population Homeless 75% of the Agriculture destroyed, mainly Banana & Coconut crops Erika 2015 33 inches of rain, floods, mudslides, Towns evacuated Maria 2017 98% Houses damages, (50% were destroyed) 100% of Agriculture were destroyed
All vegetation defoliated
Portsmouth Rotary Club projects - Secure and Cover Homes - Produce Clean Water -Produce Food
Rotary Club Yellowknife Estimated Budget; $8,000
Rotary Portsmouth Contact, Anne Winn VP. www.rotaryportsmouth.org Product web page; www.logosol.ca Video www.logosol.ca/sawmills/f2-chain-sawmill/ http://www.logosol.ca/sawmills/f2-chain- sawmill/?media=1&key=hKuVVYETiCo