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The T&T Meteorological Service (TTMS) is advising members of the public that its adverse weather alert remains in effect and they should be prepared for flash flooding in some communities.
A yellow level alert was issued yesterday after bad weather hit the country overnight Tuesday.
According to the alert, showers, at times heavy and thunderstorms were expected over the period due to the presence of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).
Citizens reported heavy rains in North Trinidad, including Port-of-Spain, St James, Petit Valley, Diego Martin and environs, East Trinidad, including Trincity and Arouca and parts of Central and South Trinidad such as Couva and San Fernando.
“It’s a tropical wave that is producing showers over various parts of T&T. We do have an adverse weather alert out and currently looking at the radar we are seeing a heavier band of showers approaching Piarco and parts of Rio Claro,” a spokesman from the TTMS said yesterday.
He further advised that gusty winds could be expected with heavy showers and thunderstorms and citizens should be prepared for street or flash flooding, landslides or landslips in areas so prone.
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) head Captain Neville Wint said clean-up operations continued across the country yesterday after showers on Tuesday evening into yesterday. He said the ODPM was working with the various regional corporations, adding that there were 22 reports of flooding in the Couva/Tabaquite Regional Corporation.
“Those reports were attended to by the corporation. At this point in time, in light of the inclement weather, all corporations are on alert. The ODPM is also on alert to assist the corporations with their response,” Wint said.
He also urged citizens, especially those in low lying areas, to be vigilant and pay particular attention to the tide.
“If there is excessive rain in the high tide expect some level of flash flooding and the run-off would be slow. We are also within the spring tide so we have an extra high tide and an extra low tide,” Wint added.
The public was also reminded to secure their property and to prepare for flash flooding in flood-prone areas, as well as keeping the following municipal corporation numbers handy:
Diego Martin Regional Corporation 800-DMRC (3672)
San Juan/Laventille Regional Corporation 800-SLRC (7572)
Arima Borough Corporation 800-2ABC (2222)
Tunapuna/Piarco Regional Corporation 800-TPRC (8272)
Port-of-Spain City Corporation 800-PSCC (7722)
Sangre Grande Regional Corporation 800-SGRC (7472)
Chaguanas Borough Corporation 800-DCBC (3222)
Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation 800-CTTC (2882)
Mayaro/Rio Claro Regional Corporation 800-4MRC (4672)
Princes Town Regional Corporation 800-PTRC (7872)
Point Fortin Borough Corporation 800-PFBC (7322)
San Fernando City Corporation 800-SCDU (7238)
Penal/Debe Regional Corporation 800-PDRC (7372)
Siparia Regional Corporation 800-4SRC (4772)