2008 History of Disaster Incidents

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July 2008

LANDSLIP AT NORTHSIDE ROAD, MORIAH ON 18/7/08, AT 9:54. A LANDSLIP WHICH RESULTED IN THE FOOTPATH LEADING TO A NUMBER OF RESIDENCE OFF NORTHSIDE ROAD AT MORIAH, TOBAGO. UPON INVESTIGATION THE FOOTPATH WAS SEEN BLOCKED WITH DEBRIS AND BRC. CERT TECHNICIANS WHO THE SEEN ADVISED THAT THE BRC BE SECURED IN SUCH A WAY TO ALLOW EASY ACCESS TO RESIDENCE AND THE DEBRIS BE REMOVED BY A URP GANG THE FOLLOWING DAY.

LANDSLIDE AFFECTING TRAFFIC AT DES VIGNES ROAD ON THE 17/07/08. THIS LANDSLIDE AFFECTED THE FLOW OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC WITHIN THE AREA.

LANDSLIDE AT DES VIGNES ROAD, MAIN ROAD ON 17/07/08. CONSISTING OF TREE TRUNKS AND DEBRIS.

FALLEN TREE BLOCKING TRAFFIC FLOW IN HIGHLAND TRACE ON 17/7/08. A FALLEN TREE DISRUPTED TRAFFIC AT HIGHLAND TRACE, MORIAH AT AROUND 13.05PM.

FALLEN TREE IN FRONT OF RESIDENCE AT SILK COTTON TRACE, BON-ACCORD ON THE 13/07/08.

June 2008

Earthquake east of Trinidad- On Thursday morning 3rd July at 2:35am local time, an earthquake occurred east of Trinidad. The preliminary magnitude for the event is 5.6 and the preliminary location is 10.58°N 60.51°W. More Details.

June 2008

Earthquake northwest of Trinidad- On Friday morning 27^th June at 1:08am local time, an earthquake occurred northwest of Trinidad. The preliminary location for the event is 11.27°N 62.07°W and the preliminary magnitude is 4.6. More Details.
- 4.6 quake shakes TT

STRUCTURAL SLIPPAGE AT INDIAN WALK, MORIAH WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 06/26/2008. AT 5:05AM A CONCRETE AND BOARD STRUCTURE WAS IN IMMEDIATE DANGER BECAUSE THE PLATFORM AT THE BACK OF THE HOUSE HAD BROKEN AWAY. TWO ADULTS OCCUPIED THE HOUSE

FIRE AT UPPER APARTMENT ON GARDEN SIDE STREET, SCARBOROUGH- AT 6:35AM ON THE 14TH OF JUNE 2008, A REPORT WAS MAKE TO CERT MORIAH OF A FIRE AT AN UPPER APARTMENT OPPOSITE T&TEC SPORTS CLUB, SCARBOROUGH. THE FAMILY OF THE APARTMENT WERE NOT ABLE TO SAVE ANYTHING. NEMA TOBAGO OFFICIALS VISITED SCENE CONDUCTED CHECKS AND INTERVIEWS DONE. DETAILS WERE TRANSFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES.

May 2008

Fire Destroying- Francis Auto Supplies- Milford Road, Scarborough.

Just after 12:00am Wednesday Morning 28th, May 2008, fire was seen coming from the Francis Auto Supply store, at Milford Road, Scarborough, Tobago. The Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service was summoned, however upon arriving at the scene, the store was already completely engulf in flames. The adjacent side of the next door Guesthouse, had to be soaked, thereby preventing the flames from being transferred to the guesthouse.

Even upon visiting the seen this morning- 28/5/08 at about 9:00am smoke was still coming from the store.

(FALLEN TREE ON VAN) at MANTA LODGE- MAIN ROAD SPEYSIDE on 05/28/2008 at about 09:06 AM. TWO TECHNICIANS DEPARTED CERT Speyside to visit MANTA LODGE DIVE SHOP and COMPLETED TASK.

March 2008

LANDSLIDE BEHIND HOUSE AT LUCY VALE, SPEYSIDE- 03/31/2008. THE SLIPPAGE THAT FELL ON THE ROOF OF OF THE DWELLING HOUSE CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE ROOF.

March 20th 2008- Rough Seas and Swells:

Rough Seas began severely affecting the Coastal Lines of Tobago early Thursday 20th March 2008. Observers have seen fifteen to twenty (15 - 20) foot waves rumbled ashore and claiming Land and property with excessive damage to boats and pirogues tin the Mount Irvine, Black Rock and Plymouth coasts on Friday 21st 2008.

Rough Sea Bulletin- MEDIA RELEASE #1

Related Articles:

Waves damage Tobago boats- Sunday 23rd 2008

FEARFUL FRIDAY- Saturday 22nd 2008

Incidents:

FLOODING AT BLACK ROCK- 22nd March 2008

TWO BOATS DAMAGED AT CASTARA- 22nd March 2008

BACK YARD OF DWELLING HOUSE WAS FLOODED AT BLACK ROCK DUE TO ROUGH SEAS- 21st March 2008

PIROGUE DESTROYED at BLACK ROCK DUE TO ROUGH SEAS- 20th March 2008

Collapse Wall at Black Rock- 20th March 2008

UPDATE ON Rough Seas and Swells- 22nd March 2008
FLOODING AT BLACK ROCK- PARTIAL FLOODING TO THE RESIDENTIAL DWELLING HOUSE. THIS IS BEING CAUSED BY THE NEARBY RIVER WHICH OVERFLOWED ITS BANKS, DUE TO THE BLOCKAGE OF THE RIVER MOUTH BY A LARGE SAND DOME CREATED BY ROUGH SEAS.
TWO BOATS DAMAGED AT CASTARA- DAMAGE OCCURRED OVER NIGHT DUE TO THE ROUGH SEA AND LARGE SWELLS. CERT TECHNICIANS ARRIVED ON SCENE CONDUCTED RECONNAISSANCE. THE BOATS REQUIRE REPAIRS BEFORE THEY ARE AGAIN SEA WORTHY.
The following Coastal Pictures were taken between 6:30am and 8:15am on 22/3/08
Courland Point and Fort James- Plymouth		Fort Bennett & Black Rock

	Stone Haven Bay- Black Rock	Grange Bay

Wolf Rock- Buccoo

UPDATE OF Rough Seas and Swells- 21st March 2008
BACK YARD OF DWELLING HOUSE WAS FLOODED AT BLACK ROCK DUE TO ROUGH SEAS- THE LAGOON AND DRAIN NEXT TO THIS PROPERTY OVERFLOWED ONTO THE PROPERTY. CERT TEAM FROM MORIAH, ARRIVED ON SCENE AND CONDUCTED RECONNAISSANCE AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT.
The following Coastal Pictures were taken between 3:30pm and 6:15pm on 21/3/08
Fort Milford- Crown Point	Store Bay

Grange Bay	Wolf Rock- Buccoo

UPDATE OF Rough Seas and Swells- 20th March 2008
PIROGUE DESTROYED at BLACK ROCK DUE TO ROUGH SEAS- AT 7:15AM CERT MORIAH RECEIVED A REPORT THAT DUE TO ROUGH SEAS IN BLACK ROCK A 19FT RED, BLUE AND WHITE PIROGUE WAS DESTROYED. CERT TECHNICIANS ARRIVED ON SCENE CONDUCTED RECONNAISSANCE AND TOOK PICTURES.
Collapse Wall at Black Rock-	Wall Before Damage	After Damage 1	After Damage 1

Should you have information or footage of Rough Seas and Swells in your area: please e-mail us at NEMA Tobago.

February 2008

Earthquake in the Gulf of Paria, Trinidad on Feb 13th, 2008. On Wednesday afternoon 13th February at 4:06pm local time, an earthquake occurred in the Gulf of Paria, Trinidad. The preliminary location for the event is 10.32°N 62.26°W. The event was reported as felt widely in Trinidad including Chagaramas, Diego Martin, St. James, Barataria, Port of Spain, San Juan, Santa Cruz, Maracas Valley, St. Augustine, Tacarigua and San Fernando. There have been no reports of damage or injuries.

HOUSE THREATENED BY LAND SLIPPAGE AT BLOODY BAY ROAD, ROXBOROUGH - 02/11/2008. THE FAULTY EXCAVATION OF LAND HAS POSED A THREAT TO THE HOUSE ON THE PROPERTY, IN THAT IF THE RAIN FALLS THE LAND AND HOUSE COULD SLIP AWAY. HE NOW NEEDS HELP IN CONSTRUCTING A RETAINING WALL TO PREVENT LAND SLIPPAGE. CERT TECHNICIANS VISITED SCENE, COMPILED AND SUBMITTED REPORT.

FALLEN TREE ON ROOF @ GOV'T HOUSE ROAD, TOBAGO- 02/10/2008. A TREE FELL ON THE ROOF OF THE UNFINISHED HOUSE. THE SCARBOROUGH FIRE SERVICE PERSONNEL AND CERT TECHNITIANS ARRIVED ON SCENE AND COMPLETED CLEANUP EXERCISE.

FIRE DESTROYS THOMAS HOME AT BRUCE TRACE, GLEN ROAD, TOBAGO- ON CARNIVAL MONDAY FEBRUARY 4TH, 2008. According to police reports, the fire started around 2 p.m., but by the time Fire Officials arrived on the scene, the wooden structure was destroyed. Neighbours, who had formed a bucket brigade on seeing the flames, could not assist in calming the flames.

JANUARY 2008

HOUSE COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY FIRE AT MAIN ROAD, PEMBROKE- 01/08/2008. ROXBOROUGH FIRE SERVICE RESPONDED, HOWEVER THE ENTIRE DWELLING HOUSE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

A TWO CAR MVA ON THE CLAUDE NOEL HIGHWAY- NEAR THE DWIGHT YORKE STADIUM ENTRANCE 01/07/2008. FIRE SERVICE ON SCENE AND PATIENTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL BY EHS AND FIRE SERVICE.