A LOCAL man who was taking part in the Boston Marathon yesterday compared the devastating impact of bomb blasts at the finish line to that of 9/11.

CLEARING roads, homes and driveways has been the next step for former Guernsey residents who have been left to deal with the devastating after-effects of Hurricane Sandy.

A GUERNSEYMAN who was in Washington DC as Hurricane Sandy swept in from the Atlantic, killing at least 16 and knocking out power to more than 7.5m. across the east coast, said people were staying positive and working together.

A FORMER Guernsey resident was yesterday braced for winds of up to 90mph and waves more than 12ft above sea level as Hurricane Sandy raged towards America’s east coast.

AFTER a washout of an Easter weekend, it’s perhaps not too difficult to understand why Guernsey woman Claire Keeling swapped the northern hemisphere for the southern and has made her home in Sydney, Australia.

A GUERNSEYMAN and his partner have been voted among the most influential ex-pats in Andalucia.

GUERNSEY FC added more fans to their ranks recently – this time all the way from Australia.

AFTERSHOCKS are still occurring in New Zealand but life is slowly returning to normal, according to a Guernsey family now living there.

A GUERNSEYMAN living in Japan has told of a terrifying experience inside one Tokyo’s largest towers when Friday’s earthquake hit.

A GUERNSEY family yesterday recalled being in the middle of the New Zealand earthquake – and surviving.

AN AUSTRALIAN living in Guernsey was left feeling helpless when she heard that her sister’s home had been flattened by Queensland’s worst cyclone.

AN AUSTRALIAN living in Guernsey is hopeful her family has come unscathed through Queensland’s most dangerous cyclone.