The islands of Dominica and Guadeloupe were rocked by a massive earthquake killing at least one person and destroying numerous homes, reports The Trinidad News (Nov. 22, 2004):

A 3-year-old boy was crushed to death in Guadeloupe when a wall collapsed at his home in the southern coastal town of Trois-Rivieres, officials in the French overseas department said. The boy's mother and sister were injured. The earthquake which measured 6.0 on the Richter Scale shook homes, churches and buildings in Dominica and residents across the entire island jammed the phone lines of the national radio station, Dominica Broadcasting Station (DBS) to report what they felt;

Dominica's Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, said that, although he cannot call a "round" figure as yet, it is going to take millions of dollars to repair the damage done to his country by the earthquake which shook the 289.9 square mile island at about 7:40 on Sunday morning, reports Caribbean Net News (Nov. 22, 2004). Skerrit said that there were over 18 landslides that caused serious problems with the road network and "there is one village that has been totally cut off from the rest of the country and there is also another village called Grand Fonds that has been locked in. There are over two and a half dozen severely damaged building, including three damaged churches;

Dominica Minister of Tourism Charles Savarin said the cruise port and the airports are open. The Minister also advised that all roads to the airports are open. The Dominica Hotel and Tourism Association said there were no reports of damage to the hotel plant. Guadeloupe tourism officials reported no damage on Guadeloupe. However, on the dependency islands of Les Saintes, the Le Poisson Volant Hotel and Restaurant suffered damage and is closed.