The Tribune

By RICARDO WELLS

Tribune Staff Reporter

rwells@tribunemedia.net

RESIDENTS in South Eleuthera are beginning to move outdoors after what they believed to be the worst of Hurricane Matthew subsides.

Trevor Pinder, a resident of Deep Creek, said on Thursday that residents are beginning to move about the streets of the settlement despite not being give the "all clear" sign.

Mr Pinder said the island is currently experiencing wind gusts up to 50mph and "off and on" rainfall.

"Things are being to clear up with little to no rain now, and manageable winds. Persons are starting to make their initial assessments, and checking on their neighbours," he said.

"Where I am, in Deep Creek, there is little damage to report at this time. Some downed lines and shingles spread across the roads. But, there is nothing beyond that."

Mr Pinder said weather conditions reached its worst on the island early Thursday morning, with residents braving swells, sea surge, rip tides and winds with speeds up to 100mph.

"At that time we were in the throes of it, that is when most, if not all, the damage seen was experienced," he said.

Eleuthera, along with other islands in the central Bahamas, began to suffer the onset of Hurricane Matthew late Wednesday evening.