Wet week in the Eastern Caribbean causes property, infrastructure damage
CEDEMA – the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, through its National Disaster Coordinators on the ground, provided this summary of conditions in affected Member States during this week’s tropical disturbance which brought heavy showers and thunderstorms. Barbados, Dominica and St. Lucia experienced flooding, while St. Vincent and the Grenadines experienced flooding and landslides:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
The latest Situation Report issued by the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) ( Wednesday November 30, 2016) provided the following updates:
177 persons were in shelters
15 houses reported destroyed, 20 houses damaged and 6 flooded
15 reported cases of landslides
8 reported damaged bridges
8 reported damaged roads (The Roads Bridges and General Services Authority are conducting assessment and clean-up operations)
Reported extensive damage to water systems and downed power poles/lines due to landslides
Barbados:
8 houses reported damaged as result of flooding
2 downed power poles
A number of roads were declared impassable
4 fallen trees
The Emergency Services responded to five (5) reports of persons in distress and requiring assistance
Dominica:
Some flooding occurred but no major damage reported.
The National Meteorological Office and the Office of Disaster Management (ODM) issued advisories and PSAs.
Government engineers will conduct assessment of critical infrastructure
Grenada:
There were reports of flooding in Carriacou and heavy rains in the northern part of the main island
The MET Service has issued an advisory warning of possible flooding and landslides.
Saint Lucia:
There was minor flooding reported in certain parts of the island.
Few fallen trees and some debris inclusive of rocks were also reported. These have since been cleared by Public Works.
Schools were suspended 29 November, 2016
Several public information announcements were issued by NEMO