All this rain won't let up! It has been pouring since this weekend and many areas are now flooding out. The low lying bridge in Cayo as well as the Iguana Creek Bridge are impassable tonight and they are both closed. We traveled to San Ignacio today and the Mayor gave us an update on the flood situation.
Earl Trapp, Mayor - San Ignacio and Santa Elena
"I can say since Sunday the rains began. As a matter of fact we had our 113th anniversary of the existence of San Ignacio of El Cayo. We had a ceremony and we were under the rain. So it's been raining torrentially since Sunday and it continued through yesterday up to this morning."
"I've been in contact with the NEMO coordinator for this area who is Mr. Al Westby and he is saying that up to last night and this morning the rain was slowing down. The Mollejon it was spilling over, but somehow it is reducing already. So with that, he [Westby] is not expecting much more flooding. If you notice it is still raining, so if the rain continues then he is saying that the people in the low-laying areas should take heed and begin thinking of probably relocating temporarily."
Courtney Weatherburne reporter
"And when you say low-laying areas you are talking about Santa Familia and Bullet Tree - those villages?"
Earl Trapp, Mayor - San Ignacio and Santa Elena
"All communities along both rivers; Macal and Mopan Rivers. As well we have low-laying areas here within the towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena."
Courtney Weatherburne reporter
"Areas such as?"
Earl Trapp, Mayor - San Ignacio and Santa Elena
"We have the Cayo Northeast area, behind the Sacred Heart College. That area normally floods when its raining and we have the area in Santa Elena which is the area known as the area behind the sports complex which is along Requena Street. The NEMO coordinator said to me that the Baking Pot Ferry, the Iguana Creek Bridge and of course our low-laying bridge has been closed to vehicular traffic."
As you heard if it continues to rain those in low lying areas will need to evacuate. As for down South, there is no flooding in Sarawee or Hope Creek. It was only Hopkins road that got flooded but that is receding.
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