GREAT BAY (DCOMM):--- Disaster Coordinator Fire Commander Winston Salomon, is thankful that once again the nation has been spared serious devastation from a hurricane for the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season.
The six-month 2012 season comes to an end on Friday, November 30.
The season turned out to be an extremely active one with 19 named storms forming. The 2011 season had 18.
"We have much to be thankful for having gone through the 2012 hurricane season without being directly hit by a storm system. We did have some close calls.
"I would like to thank the people of our island nation for taking the necessary preparations for the season when it was advised to do so. We had a number of storm systems that forced us into an emergency preparatory mode to take the necessary actions required to protect life and property.
"I would like to thank the public as well as the island's disaster management team and emergency support functions for their role played in preparing the country," Disaster Coordinator Winston Salomon told the Department of Communication (DCOMM) on Thursday.
