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Didn't see this posted:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article173733956.html

"Almost two weeks after the storm, she finally was able to reserve a space on the Royal Caribbean ship that was shuttling evacuees. On Friday, she walked more than two hours — lugging a backpack and suitcase — to try to make it to the port. But when she hit the border between the two halves of the island, authorities said they were only allowing Dutch citizens to cross.

It took the intervention of Royal Caribbean staff, and others, for her to continue her journey, but many weren’t so lucky. Of the more than 700 people who had signed up to be evacuated, fewer than 300 made it to the ship. It was unclear why they were no-shows, but it’s likely some were stuck on the wrong side of the border."

NOT GOOD!

Probably a combination of transport issues (many on foot) and proper documentation (not having passports on hand)- just plain fear of moving from one location to the other, getting to the pier on a normal day is difficult enough.

but it really sucks for the 400 or so (?) U.S. citizens still there with no more evacuations planned (?) !