BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The St. Kitts Tourism Authority is reporting that St. Kitts is welcoming guests and has sustained only minimal damage following the passage of Hurricane Omar to the Northwest of the island in the pre-dawn hours on Thursday morning.
No visitors were evacuated from St.Kitts and all are reported to be safe. Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport has reopened as of 12:00 pm Thursday, October 16. Some standing water remains in low-lying regions of the island and a certain amount of beach erosion has occurred, primarily on the island’s Western side, which experienced the strongest of the storm surge. There has been no serious damage to hotels, most of which have already been reopened for business.
“We were fortunate that the storm was compact in nature with winds and rain not extending far enough from its center to more significantly impact St. Kitts,” said Senator Ricky Skerritt, Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism, Sports & Culture. “We have completed a thorough, island-wide damage assessment and I am pleased to report that all visitors are safe, the island’s tourism product remains intact, and clean-up efforts are already underway in affected areas.”
