Several villages were destroyed or heavily damaged in the fighting.

The village was damaged by large fires in 1900 and 1901.

The village was severely damaged by a fire in 1843.

The village was also heavily damaged in an 1895 earthquake.

The village was heavily damaged and six residents killed in the Hurricane of 1938.

That village in turn was damaged severely several times and finally destroyed.

It and the village were severely damaged in the 1634 siege.

In 1859, 1860, and 1861, the village was severely damaged by fires.

The island and the village were heavily damaged in the 1965 earthquake.

The village has been badly damaged by earthquakes, the last in the late 1950's.