But there’s no fault with NEMO. Their minister says their rapid response was commendable, especially since it is the first time something like this has happened in Belize.

Hon. Edmund Castro - Minister of National Emergency Management
“I would definitely think that we. I am not one of the people to give myself a grade but I think our response to the job that we execute last night in terms of warning people. I believe the general public will be able to give us that grade. From my point of view, I think we have done well. We had our coordinators in every area from Toledo all the way up to Corozal watching the ocean movements of the water so we were able to be on track and queue. We have done what we could have done to warn our people.â€￾