Vigilant Guard: Mapp Participates In Mock Tsunami Drill
- Ernice Gilbert
- May 15, 2017
ST. CROIX -- Picture this: A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has just struck the U.S. Virgin Islands, which immediately triggered a 20-foot tsunami, devastating Veterans Drive, the University of the Virgin Islands and the Water and Power Authority in St. Thomas. Multiple people are reported dead; the West Indian Company reports damage to its dock, and a cruise ship docked there is immobile, it too suffering damage. The Cyrille E. King Airport is badly damaged, making travel in and out of the island, difficult. Compounding the havoc that had been reeked, a hurricane is heading in the territory's direction. On St. Croix, WAPA is also out, though the impact of the tsunami is less severe on the big island. The Henry E. Rohlsen Airport suffered minor damage and remains operational -- serving as a hub between the U.S. mainland and the territory, as the Federal Emergency Management Agency supplies the territory with aid relief. With the territory in shambles, Governor Kenneth Mapp -- at a podiu...
