"I was scared this morning when I saw all the damage," says Frederic, a boat owner in Gourbeyre, in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, which was hit by tropical storm Philippe. The marina at Riviere Sens is covered in sand washed up by the swollen river. "No injuries," reports the authorities in the department, which has now been downgraded to an orange alert for heavy rain. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES