As we showed you at the top of the news, flooding and highway washouts
on the Hummingbird and George Price highways have cut off the west and
left it like an island.
Tonight, NEMO's latest advisory says Flood warnings remain in effect
for Cayo, Belize, Stann Creek and parts of Toledo district.
The public is being advised to avoid travel on secondary roads in the
rural areas, and in particular, on the George Price Highway between
Belize City and Belmopan, which is projected to be opened between 10:00
p.m. and midnight.
They also ask that the public take the necessary action to safeguard
life and property as the rains are expected to continue.
NEMO is insisting that if you do not need to travel, stay home; only
life-saving travel is recommended at this time.
The National Hydrological Service, within the Ministry of Natural
Resources, also released their latest flood report.
On the Macal River, water levels at the Chalilo Dam are 1.56 meters
above the spillway it continues to rise. Levels are 0.14 meters above
the spillway and continue to rise. Reservoir levels are rising at the
Mollehon Facility, but they remain below the spillway. Levels at Rio On
continue to rise.
In San Ignacio, levels are below the low-level bridge and rising. On
the Belize River, levels at Banana Bank and Double Run are above normal
and rising slowly.
The Sibun River near Freetown Sibun is above normal and rising slowly.
Levels are rIsing on the Southern Lagoon near Gales Point Manatee. The
Sittee River at Kendal Bridge is above normal and steady. Levels are
slowly rising on the Rio Grande at San Pedro Colombia and Big Falls.
The Moho River at Jordan is above normal and rising. The Temash River
near Crique Sarco is above normal and rising.
The National Hydrological Service reiterates that Central Belize is
under a flood warning. There is also a flood warning on the Upper Sibun
and the Manatee River area.
There is also a flood watch for the watersheds on the eastern slopes of
the Maya Mountains.
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