And with the Tropical Wave moving slowly over Belize - rain is expected to continue - even if it's not as intense as it was this weekend.
And that's why the Chief Engineer is keeping a very close eye on Mameyal - an area that has always seen flooding but which has now been raised. Nonetheless, it's got a lot of water passing through:
Voice of: Lennox Bradley
"Where we might have some concerns, because I said that Orange Walk area is a low laying in terrain and we have water from like Yo Creek, we have from San Lorenzo, from Trial Farm that will now be moving towards the Mameyal curve near mile 61 on the Phillip Goldson Highway and we might need to monitor the Mameyal curve a bit closely, because its a good volume of water that will be moving in that area and we are yet to see how our drainage structures will handle it. I want to inform the public that the ministry has fully mobilize. You know that over the past year and a half we have increase our equipment capacity, we have purchase new and used equipment, we have recruited technical staff and I think we are in a better position now to really undertake these sort of emergencies."
A NEMO advisory from this afternoon, says, quote, "Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected over most areas of the country producing daily rainfall totals of one to three inches with locally higher amounts.
A flood warning is in effect for Corozal and Orange Walk. A flood watch is in effect for other areas of the country that are prone to flooding, namely the coastal villages and municipalities' low-lying areas. Most rivers are rising slowly, be vigilant. A small craft caution remains in effect." End quote.
