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We also caught up with Public Service Minister and Fort George Area Representative Henry Charles Usher today. On Wednesday, we captured images of how the coastline in that division was inundated and also getting battered by gusty winds from Hurricane Lisa. Over a hundred houses damaged, fifteen flattened, Usher says that there is serious work […]
Written on November 4, 2022 | Posted in
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The ongoing assessments will probably lead into much of this month, as NEMO tries to assist everyone who suffered losses and damages due to Hurricane Lisa. Today News Five’s Marion Ali discovered that even as the storm was wreaking havoc in Belize City, it was demolishing homes sixteen miles away in Hattieville. Marion Ali, […]
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Classes across the country are scheduled to resume on Monday, according to the Minister of Education. Today, a number of schools in Belize City had their teaching staff and students report to school to assist in cleanup efforts. At least three high schools in the city have reported some form of damage to their structures. […]
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Belize City has been racked by Hurricane Lisa. Homes and businesses have been destroyed by the sheer force of winds that cut swaths through buildings big and small. Twenty-four hours ago, the Old Capital was battered by heavy rains and violent winds, as the severe weather system made landfall south of this municipality. Residents hunkered […]
Written on November 3, 2022 | Posted in
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Residents of south side Belize City are among the most affected by Hurricane Lisa. Today, residents from Freetown, Lake Independence, and Port Loyola were out picking up the pieces in an attempt to return to some sense of normalcy. Roofs and zincs were tossed in all directions. Trees and branches littered roadways. Power lines prevented […]
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Stores and offices, as well as other business places, were also destroyed by the tempest. We drove around Belize City this morning and observed proprietors of various establishments cleaning up and piecing together what is left of their businesses. B.T.L. Park, a popular location where families recreate on weekends, is in a state of ruin. […]
Written on November 3, 2022 | Posted in
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According to the National Meteorological Service, Hurricane Lisa made landfall at three-twenty p.m. on Wednesday, ten miles south of Belize City. Fortunately, no lives were lost as a result of the storm. The greatest impacts were residential properties, while localized flooding occurred along the coast of Belize City and Ladyville. It is estimated that two […]
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Prime Minister John Briceño and his Cabinet have not yet ascertained the value of damages caused by Hurricane Lisa. At the moment, the Government of Belize is working through NEMO and area representatives in the affected communities to offer relief to residents. As of today, monies are being deposited into constituency development funds for both […]
Written on November 3, 2022 | Posted in
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As we said earlier, the Government of Belize has declared a curfew for the Belize District, with the exception of San Pedro and Caye Caulker. Elsewhere in his late evening press conference, the Prime Minister further explained the need for the institution of a curfew. Here is what he told reporters. “We have just […]
Written on November 3, 2022 | Posted in
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The all-clear has been given, but Hurricane Lisa pummeled Belize City and surrounding communities on Wednesday evening before drifting inland. It left in its wake significant damage to properties. Lisa formed in the eastern Caribbean Sea as an area of disturbance last week and took a westerly track. It was initially expected to make landfall […]
Written on November 3, 2022 | Posted in
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In Ladyville, only one of three designated shelters was opened to residents who left their homes to weather the storm at the Ladyville Community Center. At this time, the numbers have reduced from the seventy-five persons who sought refuge, as some families returned home to clean up and assess damages. There are others that have […]
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Hurricane shelters remained open across Belize City today for residence whose homes have been completely destroyed. Prime Minister Briceño confirmed earlier that two hundred and seventy-eight persons are in shelters across the country. As of midday, thirty- two individuals from the Gungulung community remained in shelter at Saint Luke Methodist Primary School on Mahogany Street. […]
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The quantum that will have to be spent to assist hurricane victims to recover their losses will no doubt be in the tens of millions of dollars. Almost every street in Belize City had at least one property that suffered some damage of loss due to the storm. And in the Belama Phase Four area, […]
Written on November 3, 2022 | Posted in
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The devastation is not limited to Belize City; it also extends through the central corridor of the country. Rural Belize District also got the brunt of the storm, in terms of winds. In some areas, water levels rose dangerously high into homes. In the Vista del Mar community in Ladyville, water rose about six feet […]
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Classes across the country are expected to resume on Monday. Many of those classrooms are used as hurricane shelters. Minister of Education Francis Fonseca has requested that NEMO makes an effort to relocate those persons and provide alternate shelter for them by Monday. He had this to say late this evening. Francis Fonseca, Minister […]
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And, the National Emergency Management Organization is highly recommending that residents remain in place and hunker down throughout Wednesday. According to Defour, major catastrophes could occur if there is too much movement during a weather system. Shelton Defour, National Disaster Coordinator, NEMO “We are being asked movement on Wednesday. NEMO advises minimum movement tomorrow, […]
Written on November 1, 2022 | Posted in
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A weather system with the strength that Lisa will bring along with it is expected to cause damage to some trees, lamp posts, roofs and weaker structures. It is also expected to bring with it a storm surge of between three and five feet along coastal areas. Today Chief Meteorologist, Ronald Gordon cautioned that wind […]
Written on November 1, 2022 | Posted in
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Belize Electricity Limited says it will do its best to keep the power on throughout the storm. While this may be highly unlikely, according to Zane Fitzpatrick, the Safety Coordinator at B.E.L., the only time the company will cut electricity is if a fallen power line puts lives at risk. Here is what he told […]
Written on November 1, 2022 | Posted in
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Several areas along the Crooked Tree causeway are still under a foot or more of water and at this time, residents are being ferried to and from the village with support from the Belize Coast Guard. While the water level is not at the point where vessels have had to be brought in, we understand […]
Written on October 21, 2022 | Posted in
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But when will the water recede? Lionel Smith says that Crooked Tree residents are concerned about when that is going to happen. Smith says that he is waiting to hear from either the National MET Service or the Hydrology Unit about the outlook. Lionel Smith, Belize Rural District Coordinator, NEMO “We are waiting for an […]
Written on October 21, 2022 | Posted in
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A small wooden house in Dangriga was gutted by fire on Tuesday night. Police say they were summoned to the area on George Price Drive around eight that night where they saw a one-bedroom measuring about twelve by twenty 20 feet engulfed in flames. Occupants, Shamel Ogaldez and Denson Flores reported that they were not […]
Written on October 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Hurricane Julia did not hit Belize directly, but the torrential rains that accompanied the category one hurricane caused severe flooding across Central America. Those flood waters are still affecting portions of Belize and during the house meeting, Prime Minister John Briceño shared his view that Belize can learn from the landslides that occurred in neighboring […]
Written on October 18, 2022 | Posted in
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Comments Off on PM Calls for More Sustainable Development in Light of Flooding
Hurricane Julia swept through Central America almost two weeks ago and left in its wake several countries coping with flood damages. In Belize, early estimates are that tens of millions of dollars in losses or damages have been identified, with more projected in the coming days as the waters continue to push across the landscape […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, we travelled to Crooked Tree Village, where Lionel Smith, NEMO’s District Coordinator for Belize Rural, gave us an update on the flood situation on the ground. As was expected, two areas along the causeway are under approximately one foot of water. In other areas in the Belize River Valley, access roads were inundated and […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
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The latest advisory from NEMO this afternoon cautions people along the Belize River that water levels are expected to rise as the floods continue to push towards the coast. But there’s also good news in other parts of the country. The Mopan River that runs through Benque Viejo Town is now subsiding and is expected […]
Written on October 14, 2022 | Posted in
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