With another tropical wave approaching, NEMO's Coordinator, Daniel Mendez says they will continue to assist those most impacted by the floods.
Daniel Mendez, NEMO Coordinator
"So after noting the rainfall flood conditions were registered in the Belmopan area, which you have seen the images of as a result, the Belmopan Emergency Operations Center was activated and work begun with the Belmopan City Council and has continued, up to today. NEMO remains in close coordination with the National Meteorological Service and the National Hydrological Service. Our district emergency centers and other authorities to monitor evolving conditions in Belmopan. We have been conducting assessments, over the weekend, and we have been providing assistance to communities who were, communities and persons who were affected by flooding. We are also continuing our work to determine the extent of the impact and to continue to identify immediate needs of persons in these areas. The information gathered, from these assessments will guide response and recovery efforts and ensure that assistance is directed to the communities and persons most in need. As of this morning, we have conducted over 100 assessments, within, the Cayo District and some in the Stann Creek district. And we have also been working, in the Toledo District as well, providing support to communities who are affected in that area. NEMO continues to closely monitor communities along the Belize river valley as we expect, these river levels to rise over the next 24 to 48 hours based on the assessments provided to us from by the National Hydrological Service, our district emergency operations centers in Belmopan. Remain open. In Toledo, we continue to support, those communities and those remain, on partial activation and we are preparing the Belize Rural Emergency Operations Center in anticipation for any, potential, flooding conditions, which we may see."
