JavaScript is disabled in your web browser or browser is too old to support JavaScript. Today almost all web pages contain JavaScript, a scripting programming language that runs on visitor's web browser. It makes web pages functional for specific purposes and if disabled for some reason, the content or the functionality of the web page can be limited or unavailable.

Friday, May 9, 2025

Riverine Flood Alert Yellow Level issued for parts of Trinidad

by

921 days ago
20221030

The Trinidad and To­ba­go Me­te­o­ro­log­i­cal Ser­vice (TTMS) has is­sued a River­ine Flood Alert Yel­low lev­el for ma­jor wa­ter cours­es and small­er trib­u­taries in North, Cen­tral and South Trinidad. In­clud­ing the Ca­roni, North Oropouche, Ca­paro, South Oropouche and Or­toire rivers.

Ac­cord­ing to a press re­lase from the TTMS, Riv­er lev­els across ma­jor rivers and small­er trib­u­taries of north­ern, cen­tral and south­ern Trinidad are cur­rent­ly ei­ther spilling in some parts or close to thresh­old val­ues. Runoff from heavy rain­fall ear­li­er to­day is still caus­ing lev­els to slow­ly rise and pe­ri­ods of rain­fall are still like­ly over the next 24 - 48 hours. As a re­sult, there is mod­er­ate risk to pub­lic safe­ty, liveli­hood and prop­er­ty. 


Related articles

Sponsored

Weather

PORT OF SPAIN WEATHER

Sponsored