Roseau, Dominica: Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica- Dr Roosevelt Skerrit, led a tour of the flood-affected areas of Castle Bruce. He also examined the entire situation of the area following the chapter on the recent heavy rains.
During his visit to the areas, PM Skerrit also conducted an interactive engagement with residents of Castle Bruce and listened to their concerns after they had been affected by the heavy rains.
He noted, “I led a tour of the flood-affected areas of Castle Bruce and met with residents on Monday, following the recent heavy rains.”
PM Skerrit also assured the farmers of Castle Bruce that the Government would provide full assistance to them. He mentioned that efforts are going on to repair roads and roadways.
He added that as part of the response and after a full assessment of losses, Government would provide support to farmers whose livestock and crops were washed away. Efforts are underway to clear and clean roadways, and access has been restored via the Calixte Bridge.
The Ministry of Public Works will soon begin the repair of the bridge and take corrective action to increase Resilience against the risk of future flooding.
On Tuesday evening, DOWASCO restored the water supply to the community after extensive damage to the intake.
DOWASCO also mentioned, “Resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from challenges. We commend our employees on the field who continue to work tirelessly to ensure quick recovery in challenging times like these.”
The approach to the Calixte Bridge in Castle Bruce has washed away after torrential rainfall over the past three days. The Minister for Public Works and the Economy, Cassanni Laville, Consultant Engineer Kendell Johnson and Contractor met on-site at Castle Bruce to oversee preparations to repair the Calixte Bridge.
Currently, a crew is on the ground backfilling the approach so that further rehabilitation works can be done to restore full vehicular access.
The DOWASCO staff are on the ground in SAN SAUVER working on the restoration of the water intake. They have also commenced the transportation of water to the CASTLE BRUCE intake. They continue to work to restore water in these areas in the quickest possible time.
Customers in some areas in the Eastern District, including CASTLE BRUCE, SAN SAUVER, GOOD HOPE, MORPO, TRANTO, DIS PAIX are currently experiencing unscheduled interruption to their water supply.
This interruption is a result of heavy rainfall on Friday September 30.
DOWASCO also apologizes to customers from CONCORD, NORTH END, and KALINAGO TERRITORY (MAHAUT RIVER to ANTRIZLE) for the unscheduled interruption to their water supply.
This interruption is due to extensive damage to the supply pipeline caused by a large landslide in the interior of Crapaud Hall. Several lengths of the supply pipeline were carried away with the slide.
