I agree with the government handling a disaster. Also take into account that the "government" is actually people who they themselves have lost their homes, their vehicles, their cell phones, etc. Now the ways and means of managing the infrastructure which is gone would be mind boggling for even the brightest of humans. Finding a roof over their head for their families, after this happened would disorient anyone. Now, take into account that much work is done by the foreign nationals who have also lost their basic necessities of life, and there is bound to be a bit of chaos. People who can have left, or are leaving, <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" /> So, the BVI people who have long had others made decisions for them, must step up and village by village get food to their villages, and try to get some sanitary conditions established. Diseases will surface during these conditions, the mosquito population is growing, and with it comes sickness.