The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) reported a series of incidents caused by the yellow-level weather alert on Tuesday. There was one reported incident in the north-west region where a tree fell in Upper Santa Cruz at Sam Boucaud.
Rains, floods lash Sangre Grande
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Lystra Maloney holds her granddaugther Jessica as she stands in the entrance to her flooded home, Cunapo Southern Main Road, Coalmine, Sangre Grande, Tuesday. - ROGER JACOB
As Trinidad and Tobago endured the effects of a yellow-level adverse weather event on Tuesday, Sangre Grande was the most affected area in North and Central Trinidad.
A representative of the Disaster Management Unit of the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation said flooding was reported in Ojoe Road, Foster Road, Picton Road, Coalmine Road, Ramdass Street, Naranjan Street, and Oropouche Road.
“Several communities would have been affected, so we’re doing our assessment at this present time. We have no reports of injuries or fatalities.”