That report may be 9 days old but everything stated is true, and will be for a long time. Yes, the beaches are there, but do you know what is floating or under water on those beaches? Think about the debris from all the surrounding islands that have been hit with these 2 monsters. I live on the coast of NJ and after Sandy the waters in the bay were loaded with cars, appliances, house decks, boats ,etc. and it was difficult to run a boat without hitting something unseen in the water way after a year later. And Sandy was no way near Irma or Maria!! Rebuilding is going to take more than a month or two. I realize everyone wants to get back to SXM to help with the economy but have you not understood what the residents are going through?? Most are still homeless!!