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Retaining wall comes crashing down @ Joe's Hill Manor Estate
JOE’S HILL, Tortola, VI- Apart from putting central Road Town underwater, the heavy rainfall of May 7, 2024, also caused infrastructural damages, including damaging roads and collapsing at least one retaining wall.
Retaining wall collapses @ Manuel Reef
MANUEL REEF, Tortola, VI- Following heavy rains from the passage of Tropical Storm Fiona-now a hurricane- at the weekend, a retaining wall collapsed at Manuel Reef.
Retaining wall collapses @ Brady Ghut
BRADY GHUT, Tortola, VI- Rainfall from the passage of Tropical Storm Earl over the weekend reportedly caused a retaining wall to collapse at a private residence at Brady Ghut, on the eastern end of Tortola.
Car crushed as retaining wall collapses in Huntums Ghut
HUNTUMS GHUT, Tortola, VI- During heavy and persistent showers last night, a retaining wall came crashing down in Huntums Ghut, crushing a car that was parked alongside it.
Section of retaining wall collapses @ Cane Garden Bay
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- A section of a road in Cane Garden Bay, just past the bridge leading to Ballast Bay, has been partially blocked due to a retaining wall collapsing due to soil erosion.
Pick up truck flips near Manuel Reef
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- A pick up truck ended up on its side while traversing the road in the area of Manuel Reef, Sea Cows Bay, on the main island of Tortola sometime this afternoon, Tuesday April 16, 2019.
Pickup truck topples as brakes allegedly fail @ Baughers Bay
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- It was just a small wall that reportedly prevented a pickup truck from toppling further downhill in a lone vehicle accident at Baughers Bay, Tortola this morning, March 22, 2018.
Retaining wall collapses in Hannah’s Estate; Kills dog
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- During the heavy rains on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, a retaining wall came crashing down at a residence in Hannah’s Estate, killing a dog.
Major catastrophe predicted for Hannah’s Estate road
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Sometimes when it matters the most, those responsible to be alerted to the need of a proactive move to avert a major incident, or even worse, a catastrophe, can never be reached. The very persons turn back to say “Why didn’t someone just call” or something to that effect.