The Ministry of Health confirmed six (6) deaths due to Hurricane Dean, 4 males and 2 females resulting from falling concrete block, flying debris, wind effect and roof collapse and two indirect deaths from electrocution

Seven persons lost their lives as a direct result of the hurricanes, 6 in St. Elizabeth and 1
in St. Thomas. The Ministry of Health (MOH) reported that a 35-year-old male drowned
due to flooding caused by Dennis in Georgia, St. Thomas while in St. Elizabeth 5 persons
drowned in a freak accident due to flooding and one was electrocuted by lightening. The
casualties in St. Elizabeth comprised 4 adults aged 20-35 years, one of whom was a
female and two children aged 4 years and 5 months, respectively.

Vulnerability of Women and Children