Tonight, the Belize Coast Guard is carrying out rescue and relief efforts in the Belize River Valley Area. Officers have been deployed to the villages of Rancho de Dolores and Lemonal where the rivers and creeks continue to rapidly rise. Several persons have been evacuated and placed in shelters but the water continues to rise. […]
In times of crisis, the Belize Coast Guard is a critical component of the national emergency response mechanism. Since the flooding began last week in the Cayo District, the Belize Coast Guard formed part of a contingent of agencies including BATSUB and the B.D.F. to carry out rescue and relief efforts in the west. The […]
As the waters head downstream, many families are still unable to leave their homes. In some communities along the Sibun River, the water reached as high as chest level. Some residents resorted to canoes to paddle to safer ground. Isani Cayetano was in the area today where water levels are so high, some parts are […]
In the aftermath of one the most severe flooding, residents in Roaring Creek are heading back home to pick up the pieces. Damages to homes, household items and those sustained by businesses are running high and it will take some time to rebuild. The water rose so high, it reached the approach of the new […]
Assessment of damages is ongoing and a clear picture will emerge in the next few days of the extent of damages. On Saturday, Prime Minister Dean Barrow held his final press conference before demitting office to address government’s national flood response. According to PM Barrow, the Ministry of Finance has set aside ten million dollars […]
As Tropical Storm Eta continues to barrel her way through the Gulf of Mexico towards Key West, Florida it is recorded as the second most intense November hurricane, as well as the first tropical cyclone to make landfall in the United States during this month since Hurricane Mitch in 1998. Nonetheless, U.S. and United Nations […]
Cabbage, tomatoes and sweet pepper crops are under water tonight in Valley of Peace. The scale of losses experienced by the farmers will not be clear until another couple days as flood waters remain high, making it difficult to assess the damage. But what we know tonight is that every farmer suffered losses, with many […]
We also headed to San Ignacio which was hard hit and completely flooded when the torrential rains started last week. It was so bad, only the roof of the Welcome Centre, one of the landmarks in San Ignacio, could be seen on aerial footage. The waters are now flowing to the Belize River Valley and […]
Disaster relief amid a pandemic will prove challenging for frontline workers who are tasked with carrying out evacuation efforts in flood affected communities across the country. With a ballooning of COVID-19 cases, the exposure of coast guard and B.D.F. personnel, as well as doctors and nurses will increase considerably as they respond to the needs […]
Tonight, Eta is churning toward the Caribbean, but it is leaving behind a rising death toll in Guatemala and Honduras. The storm, which is one of the worst to affect the region, is dumping torrential rains across Belize, causing extensive damages to crops and property – the extent of which will be discussed by Prime […]
….from the twin towns to Roaring Creek, where drenching rains, the outer bands of ETA, caused the river to spill over. The overflow covered the old low-lying bridge and reached at the entrance of the new elevated bridge that connects western Belize. The Police Station was under water and so were some houses; residents had […]
A few miles away, a portion of the road at thirty-eight and a half on the George Price Highway has proven to be problematic during this rainy season. A large hole appeared at a temporary crossing at the area where the rains washed out in June of this year. That hole caused traffic to come […]
Here in the city, the situation in the south side is feeling the brunt of the torrential rains. The Kroonman Lagoon is flooding and posing a threat to residents. This morning Councilor Oscar Arnold was in the area assisting residents with the building of a reliable and permanent structure. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. […]
News Five received reports just before noon today that an international flight had to be rerouted after it was deemed unsafe to land at the Philip Goldson International Airport. It was confirmed by airport authorities that all airlines were informed that the international airport would be closed for the remainder of the day. This, we […]
Everywhere, the floods are causing damage to infrastructure and property, though fortunately, there has been no loss of life. The western and southern parts of the country are hard hit and rural Belize residents are bracing for what is to come with the overflow of the Belize River and the Crooked Tree Lagoon. News Five’s […]
The unusual amount of rains has caused shelters to open in affected areas. Some folks from the city, as well as rural communities in the Belize District, headed early to the shelters to stay dry and safe. A resident from the Jerusalem area says she made her way across the London bridges as soon as […]
As the rains came down, politics was at play. U.D.P. standard bearer for Freetown, Orson “OJ” Elrington posted on his Facebook page that since three this morning, he as well as the Director of the National Sports Council, Ian Jones and others were out assessing the situation in flood prone areas of Freetown. While nobody […]
News Five journeyed to Calla Creek Village in the west today where Aurelio Sho responded to reports of a family in distress. The rising Mopan River snakes around Calla Creek causing many residences to flood. Some thirty-five families have been affected and had to move to higher ground. One family had to climb to their […]
At the top of the newscast you saw how the George Price Highway was closed off to vehicular traffic because a hole formed on the middle of the road. Well – that area is known to experience high waters as a result of heavy rains – and just below that near the Beaver Dam Bridge, […]
Back to the flooding….down south in Sarawee, the North Stann Creek River rose dramatically. NEMO officers out there were monitoring the situation and were expecting the river to rise. Assistant Coordinator for NEMO in Stann Creek, Kevin Flores says that the most affected area is the Belize Site Area where NEMO officers assisted in evacuating […]
In the island town of San Pedro, heavy rains inundated a number of streets in the subdivisions. The images from the island show that residents cannot exit their homes as there are several feet of water in front of their properties. On the lagoon side, several boats sank and despite efforts to retrieve the vessels, […]
And in Caye Caulker, the newly construction police barracks is compromised. When the rains came down, the roof began leaking. Videos show water pouring through the ceiling and atop the door. The barracks was constructed by Gaby’s Construction Company Limited from San Pedro at a cost of three hundred and thirty-six thousand two hundred and […]
As we head into the weekend we will tell about what to expect in weather conditions. The National Hydrological Service has been monitoring the rise in water levels in the Macal and Mopan rivers, as well as the Belize River and other tributaries. Those waterways are becoming swollen and flooding is expected within the next […]
Now a tropical depression, Eta is predicted to gain strength to become a tropical storm as it heads toward Cuba and Florida in the next few days. It has left behind at least thirteen deaths due to floods and landslides as the storm barrelled Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras. In Belize, heavy rains and flooding continue here, especially […]
There is water everywhere. The level of the Mopan River has also risen significantly; in fact, as much as eight feet above the normal level that villagers in San Jose Succotz are used to. The National Emergency Management Organization has advised that communities along the Mopan are notified that they must be on high alert […]
