 Power, water and communications were disrupted for months in some areas as Ivan was the worst hurricane to hit the islands in 86 years.Grand Cayman began a major rebuilding process and within two years its infrastructure was nearly returned to pre-hurricane status.Due to the tropical location of the islands, more hurricanes or tropical systems have affected the Cayman Islands than any other region in the Atlantic basin; it has been brushed or directly hit, on average, every 2.23 years.