A large part of determining whether schools will open - especially village schools - depends on how well the roads hold up. We asked Minister Espat what and where are the vulnerabilities:
Julius Espat - Minister of Infrastructure, Development & Housing
"So right now it is the south and then it will come closer to us in the West, if it happens in the north then you will have a different problem: there is no water flow so everything will rise at the same time. At least here in the West and the South you have water flow meaning that you willl have flash floods and then it will dissipate quite rapidly but in the northern areas that is a bit scarier when it is not flowing as fast so when you have flooding it will remain for a longer period of time. Nobody is perfect in this scenario. We will consult with our local engineers; we will consult with our foreign engineers, and we will try to address the situation before it occurs as best as we can. But in general terms it is a coordinated effort. MIDH can do as much as we can but we need the help of the communities to maintain our drains properly clean to stop throwing garbage to clog up culverts to stop deforesting or minimize it as much as possible, so it is a coordinated effort."
