And while busloads of commuters wait to find out when they'll be able
to return home, they're still better off than many flood victims who've
had to be evacuated from theirs. That's according to the Minister of
Transport and N.E.M.O. Edmond Castro who this afternoon gave us the
rundown on the areas currently fighting floodwaters.
Hon. Edmond Castro - Minister of Transport
"N.E.M.O. We already got the pre-assessment in terms of people that need to
be, vacate their homes. This time it's a little bit worse than two weeks
ago. So, we have flooding in the St. Matthews area, we have flooding in
Cotton Tree, We have flooding below, We have flooding out in the South on
the Hummingbird Highway, We have flooding in Bella Vista in the Toledo
District, and last week we were dealing with the flooding in San Roman and
the areas up North. That section was flooded from the rain from the north
that flooded the Rio Hondo but this is more centrally located so we will
receive more flooding in this area and I am sure that similarly is going on
along the coastal highway and in the Hummingbird highway we have St.
Margaret's where the bypass, the Bridge bypass for the new bridge, the new
climate-resilient bridge is standing up and standing tall but the bypass
bridge is underwater. But those are flash floods within --- period. Most of
those waters will be receding and we will be able to have Ministry Of Works
go out there similar to what they are doing here, they have equipment out
there, to deal with the damage assessment and once they complete the damage
assessment and deal with whatever material we need temporarily so that we
can open the highways back again."
But until the floodwaters subside, this scene: vehicles backed up for
miles leaving commuters, drivers, and passengers stranded will persist.
That's what we saw today further up the George Price Highway at Galen
University. The Iguana Creek Bridge at on the road to Spanish Lookout
was also flooded out.
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