Sophie Kurzius(8th period), Tropical Storm Erika

On Sunday, August 30, 2015, in Dominica, a huge tropical storm flooded the island, creating landslides, powerful winds, and torrential rain. The island was evacuated at the last minute and at least fifty people were killed and twenty are still missing. The storm destroyed countless homes and buildings, and is said to have set the country back two decades of development. Also, because of the intense flooding, all roads are unusable, leaving the country disconnected from the rest of civilization.  The author of the article is not stated, but it seems their point of view is that the government should be doing more to provide aid for the economically, developmentally, and physically drowning island. The article was last modified on Monday, August 31, 2015. The date of the article could mean that the information was directly from a source in Dominica based on how fast the news was shared. I had no prior knowledge of this particular natural disaster to reading this article, so I was kind of shocked I had not heard about it yet, but I remember hearing about other natural disasters, like Hurricane Katrina, and how devastating they can be. I think the article was written to inform the public of the tropical storm and the toll it took on Dominica. In my opinion, the main idea of this commentary was that Dominica was taken by storm, literally, and is suffering greatly without any assistance. This particular report is important because it displays how essential a strong government is to the stability of a country, especially when dealing with unpreventable happenings, like the recovery from a natural disaster.



http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/31/tropical-storm-erika-dominica-declares-disaster-status-and-appeals-for-aid