Hazards

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  Hurricane

  Hurricane season runs from June through November.

  • Storm Basics |
  • Public Planning |
  • Business Planning |
  • Response |
  • Recovery

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  Earthquake

  The islands are located on a boundary between two tectonic plates.

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  Security

  The Cayman Islands joined countries worldwide in upgrading national security measures after the U.S. 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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  Tsunami

  The last regional destructive tsunami happened in the northeastern Caribbean in 1946.

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  Mass Casualty

  As a regulated international aviation destination, Cayman has been holding mass casualty drills for over 20 years.

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  Epidemic

  There have been no outbreaks of communicable disease for several years except seasonal outbreaks of gastroenteritis and influenza. In 2005 Government joined the world in planning for the threat of bird flu.

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  Environmental Hazard

  Multi-agency cooperation would be called upon to handle serious oil or hazardous material spills.

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  Flooding

  Heavy rainfall can bring flooding to low lying areas in the Cayman Islands.