Roosevelt Skerrit, the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, held a meeting with officials from various departments. The meeting aimed to review the weather situation and prepare the government departments to tackle any emergency ahead of the category three (or four )hurricane threat.
It is to be added that PM continues to share updates on the expected hurricane threat on his official social media handles. Few days ago he stated on this official Facebook page that “Tropical storm Beryl” is fast approaching the island chains and expected to turn into a hurricane.”
PM further stated that the “Government departments are ready to avoid any untoward incident; however people also need to be extra vigilant. Moreover people must keep watch on the warnings issued by the local authorities and take them seriously to avoid damages.”
In this meeting Prime Minister Skerrit met with the members of the National Emergency Planning Operation (NEPO), managers of the Dominica Water and Sewerage Company (DOWASCO), and a representative of the Dominica Electricity Services Company (DOMLEC).
During this important meeting discussions were also held if weather condition worsen due to the adverse effect of the hurricane in the days ahead and necessary measures. The PM directed the officials of the concerned department to prepare plans to tackle any emergency-like situation to prevent the loss of life and property.
The meeting was held when the country was under the tropical storm watch which was discontinued on Monday by the announcement of Dominica Meteorological services. However it is still under the flood watch.
According to the weather department of Dominica the tropical storm has turned into a category three hurricane just within the last forty-four hours, which reflects its strength to create huge problems in case of delayed response. Moreover this is the first time a hurricane has hit the eastern sides of the Lesser Antilles in June.
Notably as per the meteorological department, if the hurricane enters category four it will pose more threats as Category four hurricane can cause two to four inches of rainfall with high waves up to ten feet. Meanwhile hurricane warnings are also in force for many other Caribbean countries such as Barbados, St. Vincent and Grenadine Island, Saint Lucia, etc.