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Corey Connery
Tobago Emergency Management Authority Director Alan Stewart said debris from the landslide is hampering cleanup efforts on parts of the island.
On Tuesday, the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force Reserve joined Community Emergency Response Teams and other relief workers as cleanup exercises continue in the Golden Lane-les-Coteaux area.
Last Wednesday’s tropical wave, Invest 91L, and heavy rain over the weekend caused landslides and flooding in various parts of Tobago.
Stewart said many domestic properties were affected by the landslide.
“The team is trying to clear some of these domestic properties that still have traces of landslides,” he told Newsday.
“It’s a battle with the weather, dry enough to push the shovel in, move it with a fork, move it with a backhoe.
“Those are the kinds of challenges you have.” Despite this setback, Stewart said the cleanup continues.
“We have received new reports and are conducting damage assessments, while also working to clean up residential areas.” By news time on Tuesday, TEMA had received 14 additional reports, and so far totaled 407. The agency said it has so far responded to 143 landslides, 56 flooded areas, 56 flood-affected buildings, 40 fallen trees and 31 roadblocks. , 9 flood threats, 5 roof damage, 10 power distribution line collapses, and 3 accommodation requests.
