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rodneyghany wrote:Duane 3NE 2NR wrote:money doesnt prevent people from dumping garbage in water ways, money doesnt prevent people from squatting on hillsides or building large houses without infrastructure for heavy drainage.firstchoicett wrote:Well Sir Duane we can put things in place clean the drains and alot more to makesure and help the water drain faster. Build reinforcement walls where the land is caving down etc.
there is large infrastructure for the Maraval river, however if there is too much rain the drainage system cannot handle it
the land was not caving down before it started raining this morning BTW, so I'm not sure what you wanted them to fix.
I'm not discounting that infrastructure is needed in Maraval and Diego Martin (even though both places already have massive drain systems). But simple physics dictates that valleys will flood when there is heavy rain.
We absolutely cannot survive a hurricane if a much smaller low pressure ITCZ activity caused this kind of damage - however the problem is not spending money - it may be getting thousands of people to relocate their houses since no proper planning was done prior.
This is so true
eliteauto wrote:5onDfloor wrote:Cause there is a perception that they are never on top of situations... we always get Bulletins on or just before the disaster occurs.
In a case like this other than a weather bulletin there is no advance notification to be had, the ODPM is a coordinating agency, they work with first responders to get things in a gear, quite frankly in that aspect they do quite well, there are already shelters organised, heavy equipment dispatched and debris being cleared, utilities are working to restore service as we type. They are not responsible for the flooding, their task is to mitigate the effects of same in this instance
Dragular wrote:rodneyghany wrote:Duane 3NE 2NR wrote:money doesnt prevent people from dumping garbage in water ways, money doesnt prevent people from squatting on hillsides or building large houses without infrastructure for heavy drainage.firstchoicett wrote:Well Sir Duane we can put things in place clean the drains and alot more to makesure and help the water drain faster. Build reinforcement walls where the land is caving down etc.
there is large infrastructure for the Maraval river, however if there is too much rain the drainage system cannot handle it
the land was not caving down before it started raining this morning BTW, so I'm not sure what you wanted them to fix.
I'm not discounting that infrastructure is needed in Maraval and Diego Martin (even though both places already have massive drain systems). But simple physics dictates that valleys will flood when there is heavy rain.
We absolutely cannot survive a hurricane if a much smaller low pressure ITCZ activity caused this kind of damage - however the problem is not spending money - it may be getting thousands of people to relocate their houses since no proper planning was done prior.
This is so true
Totally agree. how many of those hillside dwellers have Town and Country approval or even a deed for that land.
wheelbarrow wrote:Heard Pt Fortin flooded...
Can anyone confirm?
2 dead, 2 missing in Trinidad as tropical wave churns in eastern Caribbean
By Associated Press, Published: August 11
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — Two people died and another two are missing in Trinidad as a tropical wave lashed the eastern Caribbean with heavy rains and wind, authorities said Saturday.
The victims died after heavy rainfall unleashed floods and mudslides in Trinidad’s western suburb of Diego Martin, relatives said. The dead were identified as 66-year-old Solomon Britto and 31-year-old Everold Bentham.
Bentham’s sister, Liz Bentham, told reporters that floodwater surged through their community early Saturday and that her mother and sister were able to leave the house. She said Everold Bentham initially left with them but that he returned to retrieve something from the house and died.
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar declared Diego Martin a disaster area and said the government has opened two shelters.
Meteorologists had warned of heavy rains this weekend associated with the tropical wave that’s expected to dissipate after passing through the eastern Caribbean.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the tropical wave was located about 40 miles (65 kilometers) east of Barbados and moving west at 25 mph (41 kph) with winds of 35 mph (55 kph).
The hurricane center canceled a tropical storm watch for the eastern Caribbean late Saturday morning.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
Remains of TD 7 kill two in Trinidad; 93L too dry to develop
Posted by: Dr. Jeff Masters, 3:31 PM GMT on August 12, 2012 +18
The remains of Tropical Depression Seven brought heavy rains to Trinidad on Saturday, unleashing flooding and mudslides that killed two people and left two others missing in Diego Martin. The storm is headed westward at 20 mph across the Caribbean, but high wind shear of 15 - 25 knots should prevent the system from regenerating. None of the reliable models forecasts that TD 7 will regenerate, and the storm should arrive in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday. In their 8 am Tropical Weather Outlook, NHC gave ex-TD 7 a 10% chance of becoming a tropical depression by Tuesday morning.
nervewrecker wrote:Imagine if a hurricane really hit.
typical trini wrote:nah, we doh hadda worry about that, god is ah trini!
Parvin wrote:Serious lightning strike made a hole on the Piarco International Airport Ramp.
Saw a huge flash of light and though it was an explosion.
SRASC wrote:Parvin wrote:Serious lightning strike made a hole on the Piarco International Airport Ramp.
Saw a huge flash of light and though it was an explosion.
any pics of this?
how you figure that?firstchoicett wrote:Looks like rain tonight .
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