Storm Lili impacted the islands of Barbados, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia between Sunday September 22 until the early morning of Tuesday September 24, 2002 when the all clear was issued.
St Vincent reported experiencing near hurricane force wind conditions. Rainfall estimates ranged from 2 to 4inches in most areas. No significant flooding situations were reported in any of the islands. However, Storm Surges were reported in NE St. Vincent, Barbados, Saint Lucia and N. Grenada. In St. Vincent four casualties were recorded and over 370 homes received minor to major damages.
Preliminary reports indicated the following:
4 lives lost
150 houses received major damage, many losing their roofs;
217 houses received minor damage;
Two schools -- the Questelles Government and the St. Joseph Convent, Marriaqua lost their roofs;
The roof of the Rose Hall Police Station was blown off;
Some areas of the Community College were flooded;
Bridges in the Fenton and Queens Drive area received structural damages.
During the storm, approximately 500 persons sought refuge in many of the emergency shelters that were opened throughout the country.
The total cost of damage was estimated to be approximately EC$40 million
Damage to housing and public buildings was estimated at - $4m
Damage to the Infrastructure (mainly roads) - $2m
Coastal damage was estimated at - $4m
And more significantly damage to the agricultural Industry was estimated at - $30m
Field crops such as arrowroot and dasheen were not adversely affected. Tree crops such as avocados, golden apples, mangoes and coconuts suffered insignificant losses. Bananas and plantains were the worst affected. Losses were spread throughout the producing areas, but some individual farmers experienced total loss while others escaped unscathed.
Areas, which were more severely affected, were Collins and Richland Park in the Marriaqua Valley, Yambou Pass, Maroon Hill, some areas of Greggs, Roseau in Lauders, Mt. Greenan, Park Hill, Mt. Young, Congo Valley, Langley Park, Orange Hill, Tournama, Richmond.
EMDAT (2018) estimated the final total loss at 11,000,000 USD
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