The incessant rains from Hurricane Iota continue to drench from northern to western Belize. It has caused flooding in many parts affecting many industries, from livestock to vegetables. Many highways and bridges are impassable tonight and more rains are expected later in the week which means that further flooding is forecasted. News Five’s Duane Moody […]
Some fifty families in the village of Lord’s Bank off the Philip Goldson Highway have been affected by flooding. Since last week, the water level began rising in the village and today, we got a tour of the area by boat, thanks to a resident who assisted our team to access the area. The water […]
There are several access roads and bridges that are impassable tonight as flood waters continue to flow down towards the sea. A NEMO Advisory states that in the Corozal District, Caledonia, Sarteneja, Copper Bank, and Progresso roads are impassable and the Consejo Road is inundated. In Cayo, the low-lying wooden bridge and the Iguana Creek […]
Here in the City, the picture is much the same, there is water everywhere in most parts of low-lying areas in Belama phases three to five. Some residents have left their homes, seeking refuge elsewhere, while others will have to traverse through the water if they have to leave their homes. Here is News Five’s […]
In the West, the Iguana Creek Bridge remains underwater. The Belize River is slowly receding since the second flood but the bridge remains impassable for vehicles. The bridge links communities such as Buena Vista and Spanish Lookout to the George Price Highway. Residents of the communities are now using the Farmers Express Road build and […]
There are a total of two hundred and eighty-eight persons in fourteen shelters in three districts. Fifty-seven people are in two shelters in Orange Walk and about forty-two in Belize Rural, where five shelters are open. In the Cayo District, there are four shelters open in Calla Creek where eighty-eight persons have sought refuge and […]
Back in January of this year, we reported on the retirement of Doctor Kenrick Leslie from the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center. Doctor Leslie has been serving as the executive director at the regional entity since 2004 until he retired at the start of this year. This Wednesday, Leslie will be honored with a virtual […]
Doctor Young also spoke about the impact of climate change on the region, zoning in on Belize. He says the annual cost of climate change related events such as droughts and floods is equivalent to seven percent of the country’s GDP. It’s a significant number that Doctor Young says is a challenge for any country […]
During his interview with the media today, Executive Director, Doctor Colin Young of the CARICOM Climate Change Center also shared that the center has a number of adaptation and mitigation projects running across CARICOM member states. One of the projects being explored in Belize is the use of a wild grass called the Arundo Donax […]
Torrential rains over the last few days have water levels along rivers, streams and ponds way above normal and floodwaters are gushing into yards and in some cases, seeping into homes. News Five has received reports of flooding in the cayes, once again in the west at Roaring Creek Village and across urban and rural […]
On Garifuna Settlement Day, Prime Minister John Briceño and Agriculture Minister, Jose Mai visited Maypen Village in the Belize District; this is one of the many villages in the Belize River Valley area that has been tremendously affected by flooding. Briceño and Mai were accompanied by area representative, Marconi Leal. Now, the residents in that […]
There is an advisory from the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing. A fuel tanker has overturned at mile thirty-four on the Hummingbird Highway and motorists are advised to be cautious when approaching that area. There is also urgent restoration work being done at mile twenty-nine on Hummingbird Highway. The ministry is urging motorists to […]
It’s going to be a wet weekend – that’s the news coming out of the national met service. The forecast is for a weekend with mostly rain and some thunderstorms. Forecaster on duty Francisca Wellington says that we may the rains slow down a bit Sunday but don’t go making any outdoor plans because it’s […]
The body of Jose Mendez was retrieved today, two days after his canoe capsized in Franks Eddy Village. Police say that Mendez, his son and a friend were transporting some items in a motorized canoe when the engine cut off and caused the canoe to drift and suddenly overturn. Two of the men swam to […]
The National Emergency Management Organization is advising the public to be on the lookout for the possibility of flooding in some areas in the country. While the remnants of Hurricane Iota continue to move away, the system is expected to bring some rainfall for the country that may see flooding in low lying communities, as […]
Principal Hydrologist Tennielle Hendy says that they have received reports that water is already high in some areas. For now, the Iguana Creek Bridge in Spanish Lookout is closed – as well as the low-lying bridge in the twin towns of Santa Elena and San Ignacio. Hendy says that while the north wasn’t impacted in […]
And on the topic of rising waters – residents in the community of Monkey River are reporting that they are experiencing an elevation in the water levels. Today, we asked Hendy about the situation in that southern coastal village. Here’s what she had to say. On the Phone: Tennielle Williams-Hendy, Principal Hydrologist “We have […]
And to find out more about the overall weather conditions, we got an update from Chief Meteorological Officer Ronald Gordon. He says that while the system associated with Hurricane Iota continues to drift away, the next few days will be wet as the country experiences some rains. On the Phone: Ronald Gordon, Chief Meteorological […]
Nine families in Burrell Boom are flooded out as a portion of the main road in the village is submerged. Shelters in the Belize River Valley area remain open, as Iota is expected to dump more water on central and southern Belize. Today, aside from relief and supplies being issued by the National Emergency Management […]
Tonight, there is water everywhere in rural Belize District and the Crooked Tree causeway is impassable. Residents leave or enter the village with the assistance of the Belize Coast Guard as the village is experiencing one of the worst floods. And to compound the issue, it will take months for the situation to improve. The […]
The situation is also dire in Burrell Boom where a number of homes along the Belize River Valley area remain under water. As was expected, water levels have been rising quickly in Burrell Boom and in some parts of the village, there is up to three feet of water inside houses and yards are inundated. […]
Nicaragua is for a second time in less than three weeks is bracing for another massive hurricane. Iota, a category five storm, the strongest Atlantic weather system to form in November, is expected to bring devastation to Central America when it makes landfall tonight. While relief organizations are stretched thin in the wake of Hurricane […]
Since last week, we’ve been reporting on the impact of the floods across Belize. And tonight we give you a first look at the damage the flooding has caused on farmers in rural Belize. Today, our news team went to a farming community called Nago Bank located behind Maskall Village where they spoke with representatives […]
There is also a sudden death to report tonight. On Tuesday afternoon, the body of a man was discovered floating in the sea, about five miles northeast of Hunting Caye. Belizean fisherman, Walter Garbutt made the discovery and quickly notified the Belize Coast Guard whose personnel recovered the body, which was later identified as that […]
As many as thirty thousand persons in the western corridor as well as parts of the south have been affected by the severe floods brought about by the outer bands of Eta. There has been no loss of life, but there is extensive damage to crops and property. In the west, flood waters are beginning […]
