National Emergency Management Organization “Preserving Life and Property” Date: 18 JUNE 2013 NEMO ADVISORY No. 3 (TROPICAL DEPRESSION NO. TWO) AT 09:00 AM TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 90.0 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT APPROX. 8 MPH OVER SOUTHERN BELIZE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AT 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FLOODING IS HIGHLY LIKELY TO CONTINUE IN LOW-LYING COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY IN THE STANN CREEK DISTRICT. SITUATION: COROZAL DISTRICT school closed ORANGE WALK DISTRICT school closed BELIZE DISTRICT school closed CAYO DISTRICT school open MACAL RIVER 2 ft above normal and rising MOPAN RIVER 10 inches above normal and rising STANN CREEK school closed 4MILES VALLEY ROAD people were rescued by MOW and Police MULLINS RIVER Coast Guard have been deployed to assist with evacuating 30 people, who will be sheltered in Sacred Heart Parish, Dangriga SARAWEE village and road flooded along the highway to Dangriga with 2.5-4.5 feet of water, some people moved into shelter HOPE CREEK village and road is flooded and 49 people have been evacuated to the Hope Creek Methodist School Shelter SITTEE RIVER sections of the road is flooded HOPKINS sections of the road is flooded DANGRIGA Flooding from 5miles to Dangriga MILES 30 ENTRANCE TO GEORGETOWN VILLAGE culvert is washed-out and impassable (MOW working to replace the culvert) TOLEDO DISTRICT school open except for Boom Creek BOOM CREEK road flooded PERSONS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE ADVISED TO BE ON THE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING IN YOUR AREAS AND MOVE TO A SAFE, DRY PLACE BEFORE NIGHT FALL. MOTORISTS ARE ALSO ADVISED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAYS AND SECONDARY ROADS. NEMO CONTINUES TO RESPOND TO THE FLOOD SITUATIONS. STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATION FOR FURTHER ADVISORIES FROM NEMO AND THE NATIONAL METEOROLOGY SERVICE. -:END RELEASE:-
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:15:30 +0000
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