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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, […]
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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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The hot topic among developing countries is the entire issue of climate change and the green gas emissions that bigger countries contribute to the ozone layer. At last year’s Climate Change conference in Scotland, the concern among small countries that do not create much pollution is that we become the most vulnerable by the effects […]
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Lisa dumped at least seven inches of rainfall over Belize City and storm surges affected communities along the Philip Goldson highway and Vista del Mar. According to Chief Met Officer Ronald Gordon, there was evidence that the flood brought debris from the sea all the way onto the highway. There were many homes in the […]
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Today, News Five caught up with Belize Rural Central Area Representative Dolores Balderamos-Garcia as she canvassed her constituency looking at the damage on the ground. She contends that her division was just as severely impacted as Belize City, particularly the Vista del Mar community and Lord’s Bank Village. The Minister of Human Development told News […]
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Now that the hurricane has passed, and water supply has been partially restored, the question people are asking is when the power supply will be restored in their area. NEMO Coordinator, retired Colonel Shelton Defour explained that is up to the electricity provider. But while B.E.L works to restore the country to the national grid […]
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Portions of the country tonight remain without electricity and it is estimated that power will be restored fully until Sunday. Personnel from Belize Electricity Limited have been out from early working on the restoration of current, as there are many power lines stretched across streets, lampposts snapped in two or bent over as a result […]
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There is a six-step process that is undertaken by the utility company to see that power producers are restored, transmission lines repaired and substations brought back online for power to reach local distribution lines. Thereafter, power is restored to essential services and facilities, followed by large service areas or neighbourhoods and then individual homes. But […]
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Meanwhile, over in San Pedro, while the vast majority of residents decided to battle it out on the island, Mayor Gualberto Nunez told News Five today that they were not taking the storm lightly. Gualberto Nunez, Mayor, San Pedro “We see a lot of stores quite busy, so people are buying their goods, preparing […]
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With several inches of rainfall expected across the country over the next forty-eight hours, many residents in Belize City are seeking to protect their property from floodwaters. Today, construction material suppliers were kept on their feet as the demand for concrete blocks, plywood, and sandbags skyrocketed. This is all in preparation for Tropical Storm Lisa’s […]
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One of the areas of concern for severe flooding in Belize City is the Krooman Lagoon community. Residents there live on a swamp which they navigate using elevated pathways known as London bridges. It is common that the area floods whenever there is heavy rainfall. Now, with hurricane force winds and the level of downpour […]
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It’s aiming for Belize at fifteen miles per hour and is expected to approach the coast by sundown on Wednesday. As of today, however, there were people leaving the islands of San Pedro and Caye Caulker in an organized exit to avoid the brunt of hurricane force winds associated with Hurricane Lisa. The 2022 Atlantic […]
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In the south, particularly as it relates to the Placencia peninsula, Communications Officer Doctor Tanya Nunez from NEMO Stann Creek says that public transportation remains on standby to evacuate residents, if the need arises. Dr. Tanya Nunez, Communications Officer, NEMO Stann Creek “If we feel that the communities are no longer safe and the […]
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On Monday night around seven o’clock, gunshots rang out in the New Site area of Dangriga. A man had been shot dead, but his body was not discovered until twelve hours later, around seven a.m. today at the entrance to the lower flat of a two-story building where he had been house-sitting. News Five’s Duane […]
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One day after teachers of Holy Cross Anglican Primary School in San Pedro told us that some of them had not been paid for two months and others had not received their hardship allowances, we received news that they have now gotten their salary. One of the teachers, Carol Canelo, who spoke to News Five […]
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Turning back to our preliminary coverage of Tropical Storm Lisa, while with Doctor Louis Zabaneh this morning, he also spoke about the decision taken by the Ministry of Education to cancel classes today and until further notice, given the impending storm. The Minister of State told News Five that it was a no-brainer because it […]
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And while everyone’s best effort is to save life and property, pets are not to be forgotten. Board member of the Belize City Animal Aid, Michelle Rudon reminded us that it is most inhumane to not make an effort to secure pets as part of the preparation for a storm. She said the worst thing […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Fitzpatrick also provided some safety tips for residents to practice during the storm and after it has passed. Zane Fitzpatrick, Safety Coordinator, Belize Electricity Limited “If you are aware of fallen trees or damaged lines or damaged power lines contact us. Again, I have to reiterate that restoration only happens once the all clear […]
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Often times, during natural disasters like these, we have recorded cases of price gouging. This common, unscrupulous business practice occurs during or after a natural disaster or national emergency. Earlier today, the Belize Bureau of Standards issued an advisory reminding consumers of the importance of saving receipts as proof of purchase which can serve as […]
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