British Overseas Territories: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is providing to the British Overseas Territories affected by Hurricane Beryl.
Answered by Luke Pollard
The FCDO lead HMG’s response during the Caribbean hurricane season. HMS TRENT, our current persistent maritime presence in the region, proactively sailed to the Cayman Islands to provide a rapid response to Hurricane Beryl. Thankfully the islands escaped the worst of the storm and the ship was not required to deliver humanitarian assistance and disaster relief on this occasion. However, she took the opportunity to engage with the civil authorities and assess critical infrastructure. There were no further requests on Defence and it was not necessary to activate our contingency plans for providing support with UK based forces.
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