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Driving around Dominica port of Roseau 5 months before Category 5 hurricane Maria hit the island

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New Roseau, Dominica Scenic Driving Before Category 5 Hurricane Maria

Sharing new Roseau, Dominica scenic driving before Category 5 Hurricane Maria hit the Island Nation. It's been exactly 2 years since this disaster and I hope recovery has been going well. This particular video is recorded about 4.5 months before Maria and contains the rest of the amazing views from Morne Bruce, Roseau all the way to Emerald Pool Waterfalls including the botanical gardens of Roseau. This video also contains scenes from the rainforests of Dominica.

The photos from Morne Bruce Viewpoint of Roseau with Royal Caribbean Serenade of the Seas at the port was captured with my SONY Alpha 65 with 8mm lens. The camera is 24 Mp luckily had plenty pixels to zoom in...


Summary and the links to Dominica Driving Videos

Part 1: Port of Roseau to Morne Bruce Viewpoint


Part 2: Morne Bruce Viewpoint, Roseau to Emerald lake :
This video

Part 3: Mero Black Sand Beaches to Roseau


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Almost in F Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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According to Wikipedia

Hurricane Maria was a deadly Category 5 hurricane that devastated Dominica, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico in September 2017. It is regarded as the worst natural disaster in recorded history to affect those islands and was also the deadliest Atlantic hurricane since Mitch in 1998. The tenth-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record and the most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 2017, Maria was the thirteenth named storm, eighth consecutive hurricane, fourth major hurricane, second Category 5 hurricane, and deadliest storm of the hyperactive 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. At its peak, the hurricane caused catastrophic destruction and numerous fatalities across the northeastern Caribbean, compounding recovery efforts in the areas of the Leeward Islands already struck by Hurricane Irma. Total losses from the hurricane are estimated at upwards of $91.61 billion (2017 USD), mostly in Puerto Rico, ranking it as the third-costliest tropical cyclone on record.


Dominica (/ˌdɒmɪˈniːkə/ DOM-ih-NEE-kə; French: Dominique; Island Carib: Wai‘tu kubuli), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the West Indies.[9] The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is part of the Windward Islands in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The island is located near Guadeloupe to the northwest and Martinique to the south-southeast. Its area is 750 km2 (290 sq mi), and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at 1,447 m (4,747 ft) in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census.

The island was originally inhabited by the Kalinago. Columbus is said to have passed the island on Sunday 3 November 1493, and the island's name is derived from the Latin for Sunday. It was later colonised by Europeans, predominantly by the French from the 1690s to 1763. Great Britain took possession in 1763 after the Seven Years' War, and it gradually established English as its official language. The island republic gained independence in 1978.
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Driving from beautiful Dominica Mero Beach to Roseau 5 months before hurricane Maria hit the island

Driving at beautiful Dominica Mero Beach to Roseau 5 months before hurricane Maria hit this Caribbean island. Recorded with ION action camera mounted on windshield with a suction cup mount adapter.

Music credit:
Almost in F Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License






Dominica
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with the Dominican Republic or Domenica.
For other uses, see Dominican (disambiguation).
Coordinates: 15°25′N 61°20′W

Commonwealth of Dominica

Motto: Apres Bondie, C'est La Ter[1] (Dominican Creole French)
Post deum terra est (Latin)
After God is the earth
Anthem: Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour
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Location of Dominica (circled in red)in the Caribbean (light yellow)
Location of Dominica (circled in red)
in the Caribbean (light yellow)
Location of Dominica
Capital
and largest city Roseau
15°18′N 61°23′W
Official languages English
Vernacular
languages Dominican Creole French
Ethnic groups (2001[2])
86.6% Black
9.1% Mixed
2.9% Indigenous
1.3% other
0.2% unspecified
Religion 94.4% Christians
3% Folk religion
0.5% Irreligious
0.1% Muslims
2.0% Other[3]
Demonym Dominican or Dominiquais
Government Unitary parliamentary republic
• President
Charles Savarin
• Prime Minister
Roosevelt Skerrit
Legislature House of Assembly of Dominica
Independence
• Associated Statehood Act 1967
1 March 1967
• from the United Kingdom
3 November 1978
Area
• Total
750 km2 (290 sq mi) (174th)
• Water (%)
1.6
Population
• 2016 estimate
73,543[4] (195th)
• 2011 census
71,293[5]
• Density
105/km2 (271.9/sq mi) (95th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$808 million[6]
• Per capita
$11,429[6]
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$521 million[6]
• Per capita
$7,362[6]
HDI (2014) Increase 0.724[7]
high · 94th
Currency East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Time zone Eastern Caribbean (UTC–4)
Drives on the left
Calling code +1-767
ISO 3166 code DM
Internet TLD .dm
Dominica (/dəˈmɪˌnɪkə/ or /ˌdɒmɪˈniːkə/; French: Dominique; Island Carib: Wai‘tu kubuli), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is a sovereign island country.[8] The capital, Roseau, is located on the leeward side of the island. It is part of the Windward Islands in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The island lies south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its area is 750 km2 (290 sq mi), and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at 1,447 m (4,747 ft) in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census.[5]

The island was originally inhabited by the Kalinago and later colonised by Europeans, predominantly by the French from the 1690s to 1763. Columbus is said to have passed the island on Sunday, 3 November 1493, and the island's name is derived from the Latin for Sunday. Great Britain took possession in 1763 after its defeat of France in the Seven Years' War, and it gradually established English as the official language. The island republic gained independence in 1978.

Its name is pronounced with stress falling either on second syllable of the word, after the Latin word dŏmĭnĭcă lordly, or on the third syllable, after the French name Dominique. Dominica has been nicknamed the Nature Isle of the Caribbean for its natural environment.[9] It is the youngest island in the Lesser Antilles, still being formed by geothermal-volcanic activity, as evidenced by the world's second-largest hot spring, called Boiling Lake. The island has lush mountainous rainforests, and is the home of many rare plants, animals, and bird species. There are xeric areas in some of the western coastal regions, but heavy rainfall occurs inland. The Sisserou parrot, also known as the imperial amazon and found only on Dominica, is the island's national bird and featured on the national flag. Dominica's economy depends on tourism and agriculture.
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Dominica - Roseau. Cruising to Dominica

Dominica...is one of the most unusual islands! We really liked this place during our cruise on Royal Princess.

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Roseau, DOMINICA: a 3.5 Minute Video

Part of a new series of videos edited down to 3.5 minutes to show the highlights.

Join me on this whistle-stop tour of Dominica, a tiny island nation that often gets confused as being the Dominican Republic, which it isn't.
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COULIBISTRIE HIT HARD BY CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE MARIA | AERIAL DOMINICA

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DJI Mavic Pro Drone utilized by Aerial Dominica to discover COULIBISTRIE. THE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE MARIA ON COULIBISTRIE, DOMINICA. COULIBISTRIE IS ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF DOMINICA.

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Dominica-Travelling to Roseau

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Roseau, Dominica 2017

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Roseau before and after Hurricane Maria in Dominica, floods, surge, winds, damage,

Roseau before and after Hurricane Maria in Dominica, floods, surge, winds, damage,
Hurricane Maria, enormous damage in Dominica ,floods and collapsed houses in RoseauDominica[edit]
Rainfall ahead of the hurricane caused several landslides in Dominica as water levels across the island began to rise by the afternoon of September 18.[23] At 21:35 ATS that day (1:35 UTC, September 19), the core of Maria moved directly over Dominica with wind speeds of 160 mph (260 km/h), or Category 5 intensity. The extreme winds blew the roofs off many houses, including the official residence of Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, who required rescue when his home began to flood.[24] Reports from Roseau indicate total devastation, with half the village flooded, cars stranded, and stretches of residential area flattened.[25][26] Most of the island was left without cellular, radio, or internet service. Skerrit called the devastation mind boggling and indicated immediate priority was to rescue survivors rather than assess damage.[27] As of September 19, according to an update from the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), there have been 6 deaths on Dominica as a result of the hurricane, based on preliminary information.[21]
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Saint George 21,241 56.2
Saint John 6,561 59.0
Saint Peter 1,430 32.6
Saint Joseph 5,637 121.2
Saint Paul 9,786 65.2
Saint Luke 1,668 7.8
Saint Mark 1,834 10.4
Saint Patrick 7,622 87.5
Saint David 6,043 131.5
Saint Andrew 9,471 178.1
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As of: 11:00 a.m AST (15:00 UTC) September 17
Location: 13.5°N 56.2°W ± 30 nm
About 450 mi (720 km) ESE of the Leeward Islands
Sustained winds: 55 kn (65 mph; 100 km/h) (1-min mean)
gusting to 65 kn (75 mph; 120 km/h)
Pressure: 994 mbar (hPa; 29.36 inHg)
Movement: WNW at 13 kn (15 mph; 24 km/h)
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Early on September 16, the NHC began monitoring a potential tropical cyclone. The storm intensified into Tropical Storm Maria later on that day.
Current storm information
As of 11:00 a.m. AST (15:00 UTC) September 17, Tropical Storm Maria was located within 30 nautical miles of 13.5°N 56.2°W, about 450 miles (720 km) east-southeast of the Leeward Islands. Maximum sustained winds are 55 knots (65 mph; 85 km/h), with gusts to 65 knots (75 mph; 120 km/h). The minimum barometric pressure is 994 millibars (hPa; 29.36 inHg). The system is moving west-northwest at 13 kno
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L'ouragan Maria, d'énormes dégâts en Dominique, des inondations et des maisons effondrées à RoseauDominica [modifier]
Les pluies avant l'ouragan ont causé plusieurs glissements de terrain en Dominique alors que les niveaux d'eau à travers l'île ont commencé à augmenter dans l'après-midi du 18 septembre. [23] À 21h35, ATS ce jour-là (1:35 UTC, 19 septembre), le noyau de Maria a déménagé directement sur la Dominique avec des vitesses de vent de 160 km / h ou de l'intensité de la catégorie 5. Les vents extrêmes ont soufflé les toits de nombreuses maisons, y compris la résidence officielle du Premier ministre Roosevelt Skerrit, qui a exigé un secourisme lorsque sa maison a commencé à inonder. [24] Les rapports de Roseau indiquent une «dévastation totale», avec la moitié du village inondé, les voitures échouées et les étendues de la zone résidentielle «aplaties». [25] [26] La plupart de l'île était restée sans cellulaire, radio ou service Internet. Skerrit a qualifié la dévastation de «stupéfiants» et a indiqué que la priorité immédiate était de sauver des survivants plutôt que d'évaluer les dégâts. [27] À compter du 19 septembre, selon une mise à jour de l'Agence de gestion des situations d'u

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Saint George 21 241 56,2
Saint John 6 561 59,0
Saint Pierre 1,430 32,6
Saint Joseph 5 637 121,2
Saint Paul 9 786 65,2
Saint Luc 1.668 7.8
Saint Marc 1,834 10,4
Saint Patrick 7 622 87,5
Saint David 6 043 131,5
Saint Andrew 9 471 178,1
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ROSEAU DESTROYED BY HURRICANE MARIA (2wks)! AERIAL DOMINICA

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DJI Mavic Pro Drone utilized by Aerial Dominica to discover Roseau 2 weeks after Hurricane Maria passed through Dominica. Roseau is the Capital of Dominica but it was seriously destroyed by the Category 5 Hurricane Maria. Clean up has been done already for the 2 weeks so far but it is still so far from being ready for normal operation.

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Roseau is the capital and largest city of Dominica. With a population of 16,582. It is a small and compact urban settlement, located within the Saint George parish and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Roseau River and Morne Bruce. Built on the site of the ancient Kalinago Indian village of Sairi, it is the oldest and most important urban settlement on the island of Dominica.

It is located on the west (leeward) coast of Dominica, and is a combination of modern and colonial (French Style) architecture.

Roseau is Dominica's most important port for foreign trade. Some exports include bananas, bay oil, vegetables, grapefruit, oranges, and cocoa. The service sector is also a large part of the local economy.

There is a prominent diocese called Roman Catholic Diocese of Roseau.
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Walking Around Roseau, Dominica Cruise Ship Port Shortly Before Departure

Walking around Roseau which is the capital city of Dominica shortly before Celebrity Cruise Line ship Equinox departs from the port. There are additional Roseau scenes from Morne Bruce viewpoint and the cruise ship's 8th and 15th decks.

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According to the Wikipedia;


Roseau (Dominican Creole: Wozo ) is the capital and largest city of Dominica, with a population of 14,725 as of 2011. It is a small and compact urban settlement, in the Saint George parish and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Roseau River and Morne Bruce. Built on the site of the ancient Island Carib village of Sairi, it is the oldest and most important urban settlement on the island of Dominica.

It is on the west (leeward) coast of Dominica and has a combination of modern and colonial French architecture.

Roseau is Dominica's most important port for foreign trade. Some exports include bananas, bay oil, vegetables, grapefruit, oranges, and cocoa. The service sector is also a large part of the local economy. There are several private institutions registered in Dominica, like Ross University, Ballsbridge University, international university for graduate studies, All Saints University, New World University, Western Orthodox University.

There is a prominent diocese called Roman Catholic Diocese of Roseau.

There are no world-famous hotel chains in the city. The most famous is the Fort Young Hotel.[6] In addition there are several small family owned establishments in and on the outskirts of Roseau.

Dominica Broadcasting Corporation, the national radio station, and two private radio stations are in the capital.

Several embassies are in the city. They include the Brazilian, the Chinese, the Cuban, and the Venezuelan embassies, with a couple of other consulates around the city.

Roseau's nearby scenery (mostly in its so-called valley) includes Boiling Lake, 10.5 km (6.5 mi) east, in the Morne Trois Pitons National Park, waterfalls, thermal springs, and scenic plateaus.

Morne Bruce provides panoramic views of most of downtown Roseau and north toward Woodbridge Bay deepwater port and Fond Cole. From Morne Bruce there are views of the Botanic Gardens at its base as well as the Caribbean Sea which look quite spectacular when cruise liners are in port.

As the most important town on the island and hub of all business activity, the city is a central point of the road networks on the island. It is an important link between northern, eastern, and southern bound traffic.

Roseau is served by Canefield Airport, a nearby small aircraft airport that provides direct links to nearby islands, as well as the larger Douglas–Charles Airport, DOM to the north. The ferry terminal provides direct links to the neighbouring Guadeloupe to the north and Martinique and St. Lucia to the south.

There are no rail or subway systems.

There are dedicated sports facilities around the city. Private tennis courts are on High Street; netball and basketball courts abound in the major high schools. These are complemented by community facilities at Goodwill. A dedicated netball and basketball stadium is at Stockfarm near the Dominica State College.

In 2007, Windsor Park, home to the Dominica national football team, was completed with a donation of EC$33 million from the government of the People's Republic of China.

Elsewhere it is not uncommon to find that a section of the street, sidewalk or the beach has been adapted for makeshift games of cricket or football.

Popular sports include netball, basketball, rounders and (to a much lesser extent) tennis.

Roseau's climate is a tropical monsoon climate, featuring relatively constant temperatures throughout the year with average high temperatures generally between 28 and 31 °C (82.4 and 87.8 °F) and average low temperatures between 19 and 23 °C (66.2 and 73.4 °F). Rainfall is common throughout the year, with the city seeing an annual average nearly 1,800 millimeters or 70 inches. Roseau features a noticeably drier stretch from February through April, though each of these months on average sees at least 45 millimeters or 1.8 inches of rain.

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Driving around Dominica port of Roseau 5 months before Category 5 hurricane Maria hit the island

Driving around Dominica port of Roseau from the sea port to the top of the nearby Morne Bruce viewpoint 5 months before Category 5 hurricane Maria hit the island. As can be seen in this video please note that traffic drives on the LEFT side of the road on Dominica ...

Recorded with my ION action camera on suction cup attached to the windshield...

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Dominica
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

Not to be confused with the Dominican Republic or Domenica.
For other uses, see Dominican (disambiguation).
Coordinates: 15°25′N 61°20′W

Commonwealth of Dominica

Motto: Apres Bondie, C'est La Ter[1] (Dominican Creole French)
Post deum terra est (Latin)
After God is the earth
Anthem: Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour
MENU0:00
Location of Dominica (circled in red)in the Caribbean (light yellow)
Location of Dominica (circled in red)
in the Caribbean (light yellow)
Location of Dominica
Capital
and largest city Roseau
15°18′N 61°23′W
Official languages English
Vernacular
languages Dominican Creole French
Ethnic groups (2001[2])
86.6% Black
9.1% Mixed
2.9% Indigenous
1.3% other
0.2% unspecified
Religion 94.4% Christians
3% Folk religion
0.5% Irreligious
0.1% Muslims
2.0% Other[3]
Demonym Dominican or Dominiquais
Government Unitary parliamentary republic
• President
Charles Savarin
• Prime Minister
Roosevelt Skerrit
Legislature House of Assembly of Dominica
Independence
• Associated Statehood Act 1967
1 March 1967
• from the United Kingdom
3 November 1978
Area
• Total
750 km2 (290 sq mi) (174th)
• Water (%)
1.6
Population
• 2016 estimate
73,543[4] (195th)
• 2011 census
71,293[5]
• Density
105/km2 (271.9/sq mi) (95th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$808 million[6]
• Per capita
$11,429[6]
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$521 million[6]
• Per capita
$7,362[6]
HDI (2014) Increase 0.724[7]
high · 94th
Currency East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Time zone Eastern Caribbean (UTC–4)
Drives on the left
Calling code +1-767
ISO 3166 code DM
Internet TLD .dm
Dominica (/dəˈmɪˌnɪkə/ or /ˌdɒmɪˈniːkə/; French: Dominique; Island Carib: Wai‘tu kubuli), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is a sovereign island country.[8] The capital, Roseau, is located on the leeward side of the island. It is part of the Windward Islands in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The island lies south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its area is 750 km2 (290 sq mi), and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at 1,447 m (4,747 ft) in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census.[5]

The island was originally inhabited by the Kalinago and later colonised by Europeans, predominantly by the French from the 1690s to 1763. Columbus is said to have passed the island on Sunday, 3 November 1493, and the island's name is derived from the Latin for Sunday. Great Britain took possession in 1763 after its defeat of France in the Seven Years' War, and it gradually established English as the official language. The island republic gained independence in 1978.

Its name is pronounced with stress falling either on second syllable of the word, after the Latin word dŏmĭnĭcă lordly, or on the third syllable, after the French name Dominique. Dominica has been nicknamed the Nature Isle of the Caribbean for its natural environment.[9] It is the youngest island in the Lesser Antilles, still being formed by geothermal-volcanic activity, as evidenced by the world's second-largest hot spring, called Boiling Lake. The island has lush mountainous rainforests, and is the home of many rare plants, animals, and bird species. There are xeric areas in some of the western coastal regions, but heavy rainfall occurs inland. The Sisserou parrot, also known as the imperial amazon and found only on Dominica, is the island's national bird and featured on the national flag. Dominica's economy depends on tourism and agriculture.

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Arriver à Roseau, capitale de la Dominique, c'est comme sauter dans un bain de musique colorée ... La couleur éclate partout, violente, crue, étrangement harmonieuse dans cette lumière implacable.
Et la voix de Bob Marley plane sur l'ensemble ...........

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