Tail of Hurricane Tomas hits Tobago, parts of Trinidad. PM, ministers in field helping citizens

Areas of Trinidad and Tobago were hit Sunday by the tail end of Hurricane Tomas. the storm caused flooding in many areas of East Trinidad that suffered significant flooding and landslides.

Cabinet Ministers Jack Warner, Chandresh Sharma, Winston Peters, Rupert Griffith and Colin Partap have been in the field touring flooded areas and arranging relief for citizens.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is touring the affected areas and will be making an aerial tour of areas in Tobago. She had anticipated problems from Thomas and since Friday had mobilised key personnel to response if necessary.

A media release from the office of the Prime Minister Sunday said "government agencies, inclusive of Police, Fire Service and the ODPM were able to respond very quickly clearing all landslides that were observed from Toco through Sangre Grande and Mayaro with the help of the Regional Corporations, the Ministry of Works, CEPEP and URP.

"In addidtion, some nine families were relocated, two food shelters were set up in Mayaro and Sangre Grande and a temporary bridge was set up to replace one that was swept away in Sangre Grande," the release stated.

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