One taxi driver coming from Huntums Ghut yesterday afternoon muttered, “This is the worst I have ever seen the BVI.”

At the time the main road in the community was covered with muddy water.

Tropical Depression 17 had saturated the soil with an estimated 16 inches of rain, which prompted flooding, mud and rock slides in many communities.

A drive through Purcell today, one of the communities that experienced severe flooding, one could see carpets and mattresses thrown out.

One Jamaican couple who wish to remain anonymous lamented on the financial burden the flood has caused them. Their apartment is on the bottom floor of an apartment building.

“This is the second time in little over a month water has been into our apartment,” the wife disclosed.

“I am just getting frustrated and I hope when the season is over my landlord will fill up the area so this nonsense does not happen again.”

Meanwhile, another resident wearing rubber boots surveyed the damage to his house but will not clean up until Storm Otto has passed. Therefore, he will be going to one of the shelters available in Road Town.

“It does not make sense because looking at the weather I know we will get heavy rains and the place will flood again,” he said with a sigh.

“I hope this is a wakeup call for Government in reviewing the drainage situation especially in Road Town,” he added.

Today, the detergent shelves in several supermarkets needed to be stocked frequently after the demand for cleaning items have increased.

One shopper cashing out three bottles of Clorox at Bobby’s supermarket stated, “My wife gave me strict instructions on what to buy.”

Many opined that Government will have to spend millions on repairing roads and improving the drainage system.