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Teams seeking ways to ‘speed up the runoff & clean-up process’- Hon Rymer

- as Road Town & surrounding areas hit by flooding due to Tropical Storm Philippe
A damaged road at Brewers Bay, Tortola due to Tropical Storm Philippe. Photo: Team of Reporters
Teams from the Ministry of Communications and Works have been on the ground assessing the roads that have been blocked by rock falls and debris, and they are working 'tirelessly' to clear them up. Photo: Facebook
Teams from the Ministry of Communications and Works have been on the ground assessing the roads that have been blocked by rock falls and debris, and they are working 'tirelessly' to clear them up. Photo: Facebook
Minister For Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5), seen here in black coat with yellow stripes at the sleeves, was out early this morning, Wednesday, October 4, 2023, with teams from his Ministry to assess the flooding situation caused by the passage of Tropical Storm Philippe overnight. Photo: Team of Reporters
Minister For Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5), seen here in black coat with yellow stripes at the sleeves, was out early this morning, Wednesday, October 4, 2023, with teams from his Ministry to assess the flooding situation caused by the passage of Tropical Storm Philippe overnight. Photo: Team of Reporters
Minister For Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) said personnel from the Ministry of Communications and Works are evaluating the flooding situation in Road Town and surrounding areas, aiming to find ways to speed up the runoff and clean-up process. Photo: GIS/File
Minister For Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) said personnel from the Ministry of Communications and Works are evaluating the flooding situation in Road Town and surrounding areas, aiming to find ways to speed up the runoff and clean-up process. Photo: GIS/File
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister For Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) was out early this morning, Wednesday, October 4, 2023, with teams from his Ministry to assess the flooding situation caused by the passage of Tropical Storm Philippe overnight.

Severe flooding has been experienced especially in Road Town and Pasea, and some roads across the territory were made impassable due to rockslides and even fallen trees.

Many ghuts were overwhelmed by the volume of water and debris brought down from higher ground.

The Minister could be seen lending a hand with the clearing of a ghut.

According to the Department of Disaster Management (DDM), its weather stations and East End and West End recorded rainfall of over 7 inches yesterday.

Flooding situation being evaluated

Hon Rymer stated on his Facebook page this morning that teams are on the ground assessing the roads that have been blocked by rock falls and debris, and they are working tirelessly to clear them up.

“Additionally, our personnel are evaluating the flooding situation in Road Town and surrounding areas, aiming to find ways to speed up the runoff and clean-up process.

“The restoration of electrical power has already commenced, and we are working diligently to bring it back to normal.”

Hon Rymer said a more comprehensive update will be provided soon.

“In the meantime, I urge everyone to be extremely cautious when stepping out of your homes. Safety should be our top priority,” Hon Rymer said.

9 Responses to “Teams seeking ways to ‘speed up the runoff & clean-up process’- Hon Rymer”

  • Warning signs: IT IS TIME!!! (04/10/2023, 13:30) Like (5) Dislike (25) Reply
    These floods are warning signs it is time. History shows that over the last 100 years the only thing the UK gives all Caribbean Overseas Territories are prisons, investigations, and how to have the local people fight each other and never believe in their leaders and public officers but only them through their governors. From the inception the 1st thing they gave us in each Caribbean Island was Her Majesty Prisons but not Her Majesty schools nor college. As a matter of fact, in BVI they were against the building of HLSCC. I do not hate the UK Officials but their philosophy towards Caribbean people has never been one of fairness and respect. They have always looked at Caribbean people as inferior and they as Superior. There is a lot of corruption in the UK, but they brush most under the rug and the rest, the systems/judiciary deals with it “a kind of a how”. So, the UK nor no country should ever have the power to suspend another country’s constitution and put themselves as the only law of the land. Worse yet, allow non-elected persons to rule a country that claims democracy and good governance as its creed through general elections among other areas. The UK has never clearly documented how OTs can apply and seek independence. This is a clear indication of their ongoing deceit and disrespect. From slavery days they get us to go against each other by playing the corruption card and have us distrusting each other thereby making us to believe we cannot be trusted to handle our own affairs and must rely on them to bring prosperity. Hello? Check all where this happen and ask the people if it worked out in the best interest of that country. The answer is NO! Life got considerably worse. Meanwhile their backyard and now their front yard is filthier than ours, but no one can hold them to account. I am not condoning wrongdoing; I am promoting equality. The Governor is above the laws of the land but yet everyone else is, and he has the authority to look into everyone, but no one can look into him. This is not equality nor good governance. This is not true democracy. How long can you keep a child a child? Worse yet, how can you mandate that a child you neglected to raise and is now a grown adult, be a child again under your sole command? Let the BVI and all OTs strengthen their accountability systems and be granted independence now or the UK will continue to kick the can down the road hoping to carry out many plots to create a deep divide among us so we can block the thought of independence when in fact it is a result of their brainwashing and well organized strategy to keep us in slavery and make us think they are our saviors taking us to heaven when in fact it is the other way around. We have been taking care of ourselves for many years with little to no meaningful assistance from the UK, so let us clean up our act in certain areas and move forward towards independence RIGHTAWAY. We must respect them, but they, nor we, will never see eye to eye with each other in many critical areas because our cultural heritage and philosophy clashes. We have the same education or better than them. We have more people per capita with education than them. So let us stop making them make us keep thinking we are lesser than them and not worthy of trust. We are their equals and our own equals. We are our own saviors. Stop allowing them and others make us feel if we leave to go independent our economy, security, etc. will be compromised. This is the tactics of an abuser who tries to get their victim to feel guilty of trying to come out of an abusive relationship. If the BVI & OTs people are waiting for a perfect time to move forward, then it will never come. Let us march forward towards independence —IT IS TIME!
    • @Warning signs: IT IS TIME!!! (04/10/2023, 14:53) Like (5) Dislike (6) Reply
      Powerful
      • NezRez (04/10/2023, 16:33) Like (11) Dislike (0) Reply
        I applaud these workers who come out in all kinds of weather, even though it is their jobs, they come out with the energy to tackle whatever it is that has to be done. None of us would do their jobs because it is so dangerous, wet, hot, whatever conditions lay before them. Good job to all workers getting us back to normal and stay safe yourselves, because without you, we would all be stuck in the mud, literally.
  • J (04/10/2023, 13:30) Like (3) Dislike (6) Reply
    Man's a joke
    • @J (04/10/2023, 14:41) Like (29) Dislike (4) Reply
      Some of you complain about everything. Show me a government in the world who could have stop this from happening? Even USVI, Barbados, New York, Canada, have their hands full with major floods and storms. You can't blame a government for natural disasters. Give them a chance to clear the roads and get things back to normalcy. SMDH.
  • WEW (04/10/2023, 13:37) Like (12) Dislike (2) Reply
    First public works has to recognize that water and sewage runs downhill.
  • 1st warning: More to come... (04/10/2023, 14:50) Like (5) Dislike (40) Reply
    There are many injustices happening in the BVI where it is mostly from the high handed games of the Governor & UK & the elected officials as well as some of us as citizens. There is none exempted and this have God upset. The freedom of the people is now a direct order from God. In seven days another disaster will hit unless all of us repent and do right by the people. Governor take heed. Premier take heed. Uk officials over BVI affairs take heed. Some pastors take heed. Some elected officials take heed. Commissioner of police & immigration take heed. God is watching. I will be back in eight days time as some of you will take this as a joke rather than a friendly reminder to repent immediately and start to free the people and ask God for forgiveness and mercy.
  • WHAT!!! (04/10/2023, 16:16) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
    “Warning signs”
    Nonsense it’s called weather same thing happened to other islands that are independent.
  • @ 1st warning more to come (04/10/2023, 16:58) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    Go take your meds and a nap.


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