Philipsburg/Marigot:--- Heavy rainfall during the past days has left several areas on both sides of the island flooded. Areas such as Grand Case, the center of Marigot, Cole Bay, Link two, Bush Road, the main road to Pointe Blanche, and Sucker Garden were some of the most affected areas.Even though the office of disaster management has issued several releases advising residents to take precaution if they are living or driving through low lying areas, and to stay off the roads there was bumper to bumper traffic throughout the island.
While rain has been falling for some days now, businesses have decided to continue with their normal business hours forcing workers to be on the streets despite the danger, creating havoc for police and control officers who were seen throughout the Dutch side of the island diverting traffic.Already trees and rocks were seen falling down along the Cole Bay Hill creating difficulty for drivers travelling in that direction. Traffic also backed up along the Simpson Bay road due to flooding and the construction work on the Airport runway.
Chairman of the EOC Reynold Groeneveldt said that they are monitoring the situation closely and a decision will soon be taken since more rainfall is expected.
