{"id":8673,"date":"2017-10-26T12:52:31","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T16:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=8673"},"modified":"2017-10-26T12:52:31","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T16:52:31","slug":"barbados-communities-under-water-following-heavy-rains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/barbados-communities-under-water-following-heavy-rains\/","title":{"rendered":"BARBADOS: Communities under water following heavy rains"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Residents of Bagatelle Terrace, St Thomas are again appealing to the authorities to come to their rescue following yesterday\u2019s heavy rains that left sections of the community under water.<\/p>

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By this afternoon, much of the raging water had receded, but 69-year-old Winnie Griffith, who has been living in the area for over 25 years, expressed concern that the perennial flooding was a tragedy waiting to happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been complaining for years now. It\u2019s horrible when we have rain. I used to keep kitchen gardens in my backyard and I can\u2019t do that anymore, because when the water comes over, all of my things get washed away, so I had to stop that,\u201d she said, while accusing the authorities of turning a blind eye to the situation.<\/p>

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\u201cWe all feel neglected, we are suffering. Yesterday was the worst. I thought the children and man who were in the water would have died. The water was just too high. Not even the fire truck could get up here,\u201d Griffith reported, while describing the latest flooding episode as simply unbearable.<\/p>

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Griffith, who is a regular contributor to local call-in radio, further lamented that despite promises, nothing had been done to ameliorate her community\u2019s plight.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe heard that money was allocated to fix around here, [but] believe you me, it hasn\u2019t been done. I called and I cried. Every time it rains I have to go on VOB and beg people not come along here. [But] don\u2019t care how you complain, nothing is being done for us,\u201d she said.<\/p>

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\u201cThey [the authorities] don\u2019t care. I feel they look after their family and friends, but not the ordinary man who is paying their taxes,\u201d the frustrated resident said.<\/p>\n

While expressing concern that death could result from the constant heavy flooding, she reported that \u201clast year I saved a man from drowning.<\/p>

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\u201cI had to pull him from the force of the water. When I got him, I thought he was dead. He didn\u2019t know where he was [and] I am afraid that somebody will drown up here if we have rains like what Dominica [experienced during the passage of Hurricane Maria last month] . . . but I pray everyday that don\u2019t happen,\u201d she told Barbados TODAY.<\/p>

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Another resident Lorna Farley said she found it very difficult to gain entry to her home yesterday amid the heavy downpours which the Barbados Meteorological Office said had resulted from an upper level trough system and a tropical wave that dumped between three to five inches of rain on the island.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor many years this has been going on. We have spoken to the authorities but nothing has been done about it. Yesterday when I was coming home, I could not get into my house, I had to go around the other avenue and climb over my fence. I don\u2019t think it is fair. It has been going on far too long and something has to be done,\u201d Farley insisted.<\/p>\n

Echoing Griffith\u2019s sentiments, an annoyed Farley said she also feared the worst.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am afraid that something really drastic will happen, then you will get everybody coming. This water level is extremely high and people can\u2019t pass, I am very affected, my neighbours as well, we can\u2019t get into our houses,\u201d she stressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there is a solution why can\u2019t somebody come and do something about it. I am really perturbed at this point. It seems as though nobody takes our calls seriously. I am appealing to the authorities and telling them that something needs to be done,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

(Barbados Today)<\/p>\n

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