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Situation Reports : Trinidad and Tobago Last Updated: Mar 24th, 2006 - 10:16:20


ODPM Situation Report No.2 - Floods
By ODPM
Tue, 24 Jan 2006, 08:28

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Affected Areas:

Trinidad
Mayaro Rio Claro Region
Street flooding in the Grand Lagoon Mayaro Main Road, Gill and Bowman Road Mayaro.  Plum Mitan Road, Kaltoo Toad, Crappau Flat Navet,

Tunapuna Piarco Region
Omeara Industrial Estate; Trincity

Port of Spain City Corporation
Edward Street, POS. 

Couva Tabaquite Talparo Region
Caparo Area

Tobago
No reports of damages or negative impacts thus far

CASUALTIES Dead    
Missing    
Injured    
Homeless    
Evacuated    
Provided with Shelter    
    Quantity Total Cost ($TT)
PERMANENT DWELLINGS Destroyed    
Damaged / Uninhabitable   No reports of damage thus far
Damaged but Inhabitable 6 houses lost their roofs  
ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENT/

PUBLIC SERVICES

Potable Water Supplies   No reports of damage thus far
Electricity   No reports of damage thus far
Transportation linkages   No reports of damage thus far
Protective Services (facilities)   No reports of damage thus far
Telecommunications   No reports of damage thus far
BUSINESS Destroyed   No reports of damage thus far
Damaged/inoperable   No reports of damage thus far
Damaged but operable   No reports of damage thus far
SCHOOLS Destroyed   No reports of damage thus far
Damage/uninhabitable   No reports of damage thus far
Damage but inhabitable   No reports of damage thus far
AGRICULTURE Crops   No reports of damage thus far
Livestock   No reports of damage thus far
Fisheries   No reports of damage thus far

Actions Taken:

The Sangre Grande Regional Corporation, Princes Town Regional Corporation and the Mayaro Rio Claro Regional Corporation have partially activated their systems.  Reconnaissance teams from these Corporations have been dispatched. 

The Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service is assisting the Mayaro Rio Claro Corporation with repairing the roofs of damaged houses.  A MRRC truck is also assisting in transporting persons in the flooded Plum Mitan area.   

The Sangre Grande Corporation is assisting the students of the Manzanilla High School who are trapped in floodwaters. 

The ODPM has alerted the National Emergency Task Force and requested that all systems be on high alert.  A meeting of select members of the National Task Force has been called for Wednesday morning (8:00 am) to review response actions to be undertaken during the course of the night and to plan for additional actions during that day.  These members are primarily operational, they include the First responders (TTFS, TTPS, Health), the second responders (Mechanical Services MOWT, Local Government), the relief providers (Ministry of Social Development and NGOs) and the early warning experts (Meteorological Services, Water Resources Agency and Drainage Division MOWT) amongst others.

The Civilian Conservation Corp will be assisting the ODPM during the course of the night with telecommunications (landlines – TSTT).  The Trinidad and Tobago Cadet Force will also assist with transportation. 

The ODPM has partially activated the National EOC and operations will be ongoing through the night.  The Trinidad and Tobago Amateur Radio League is supporting emergency communications (VHF and HF) at the NEOC.  


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