(Nassau, The Bahamas) The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, came to the assistance of several residents on New Providence, whose homes were compromised due to the rainfall on Wednesday, May 29, 2013.
A special care resident had to be evacuated from her home on Romer Street, Fox Hill. The Department of Social Services made arrangements for her to be housed at the Colony Club until her home is restored to livable conditions.
A female resident of Samson Street and Alexandria Boulevard, Nassau Village who declined to be evacuated from her home to the Agape Full Gospel shelter. She later called that her roof caved in due to the rain.
Another female resident of Stapledon Gardens also refused to be evacuated to a shelter. She reported that a portion of her roof also caved in, forcing her to bail out water from her kitchen and two rooms.
About 20 residents in New Providence requested tarpaulins to cover their leaking roofs. Social Services confirmed the opening of St. Barnabas Anglican Church on Wulff Road and the Church of God, Gambier as shelters, which opened at 8:00a.m.
Cat Island Administrator Jackson McIntosh reported rain, but sand bags were prepared in readiness for the weather.
On North Eleuthera, Family island Administrator Jolton Johnson reported that although there was a downpour earlier in the day, there was no flooding in the settlements.
Administrator for the City of Freeport Alexander Williams confirmed he held a meeting with NEMA there for a briefing on the weather situation and the level of preparedness. The Local Government representatives held a disaster preparedness meeting with the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Four shelters there were approved – Wesley Methodist, Zion Baptist, Inagua Gospel Chapel and St Philips Community Centre.
