One might say that it wasn't a natural disaster at all.
I mean, if electricity wires were blown down by the wind and started a fire, that is not really natural at all.
Sounds to me those man-made materials (wires, poles) failed as a result of natural (wind) foreseen stressors (wires and poles should have been built to a code that took into account the nature of island winds) and did not behave as they were intended.
I would say that the fault for the failure would be the electric company who evidently did not design nor build their equipment correctly are at fault here.
Compensation to the homeowners should be rendered at the hand of the electric company.
One might say that it wasn't a natural disaster at all.
I mean, if electricity wires were blown down by the wind and started a fire, that is not really natural at all.
Sounds to me those man-made materials (wires, poles) failed as a result of natural (wind) foreseen stressors (wires and poles should have been built to a code that took into account the nature of island winds) and did not behave as they were intended.
I would say that the fault for the failure would be the electric company who evidently did not design nor build their equipment correctly are at fault here.
Compensation to the homeowners should be rendered at the hand of the electric company.