Dean blows; house falls
When we reported last week on the collapse of a house in Belize City, we noted that it was an event that, unfortunately, was not all that rare. Tonight we’ve got another falling house story, this time on Iguana Street … and while we’re not sure how large a role Hurricane Dean played in the drama, the fact is there’s a family in trouble. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has more.
Kendra Griffith, Reporting
Today thirty-one year old Anthony Leslie is trying to figure out how to get his house out of the swamp after the structure fell ten feet to the ground early this morning.
Anthony Leslie
“Three o’clock this morning to three-thirty when the hard wind come and the storm come, I just feel the house start to shake lee bit and it just glide right down and drop into the ground, bust off the veranda and dem thing deh noh.”
Kendra Griffith
“Who all was in the house at the time when it fell?”
Anthony Leslie
“My lee bredda, me and one ah mi friends.”
Kendra Griffith
“Nobody was injured?”
Anthony Leslie
“Nobody never injured yoh know. It just drop and boom.”
The house is owned by the Leslie family and tonight they are trying to salvage what they can of the structure and its contents.
Anthony Leslie
“One and two things get mash up because the T.V. stand drop and bruk up. Like weh I seh, water di flood in from the back weh it di lean back deh noh, the water di come in, but it noh come way up to this part weh di high lee bit, but we just want heist it lee bit if anybody want help just give it a lee raise outta the swamp because like that so, snake could go in deh, water snake and all kind ah thing could crawl up inna the corner ah the place.
Kendra Griffith
“You think though that even if you raise it that it will be liveable? I am looking at the roof and I see the zinc bent…”
Anthony Leslie
“Well if we could just tear off dah piece deh and build two lee small house, that dah do too you know.”
For the time being, Leslie says he will continue to reside in the house. Kendra Griffith reporting for News Five.
Living in the house at the time was Leslie, his brother, sister, and nephew. If you can help get the house out of the water, please visit the family at 7026 Iguana Street or contact their neighbour, Kim, at telephone number 207-5243.
