Georgetown, Exuma sees heavy rain and flooding with more expected

As of Friday, June 9, 2023

Flooding in Georgetown, Exuma this week.

By LETRE SWEETING

Tribune Staff Reporter

lsweeting@tribunemedia.net

A LACK of proper drainage caused significant flooding, expanded potholes and road deterioration in Georgetown, Exuma, this week amid rainy weather.

Donald Rolle, the Family Island administrator for Georgetown, Exuma, said torrential rain brought the community’s prolonged drainage issues to the fore last week.

“The Ministry of Works here in Exuma and New Providence is working furiously to rectify the problem here in Exuma,” he said.

“We have local personnel on the ground at this time that is carrying out some preliminaries until we have the professional help that will come in from New Providence. In the Georgetown area, this problem has been lingering now for some time.”

Mr Rolle said the rain and flooding impacted several homes and businesses.

“I know of one business and a few homes that have been impacted, but there hasn’t been a vast amount of damage that we can talk about at this time,” he said.

“There is just flooding and the roads are deteriorating and we have potholes that have been expanded because of the water.”

Ian McKenzie, a weather forecaster from the Department of Meteorology, said heavy rainfall is expected on Exuma for the next five days.

ThisIsOurs 11 months ago

I see them building sidewalks along prince charles by sea grape shopping center. I hope theyve planned for drainage because as it is the section of the road that was planned with drainage in mind experiences flooding in the left westbound lane. Sidewalks without proper drains will collect water in the road

BONEFISH 10 months, 4 weeks ago

Islands like Exuma needs real local government. They would be empowered to deal with some of these issues. Fred Mitchell in his budget contribution basically was speaking about local government..

Both the PLP and FNM oppose real local government.They feel it would reduce their power. The elites who rule the Bahamas experience it when they travel,study live and work aboard.Yet they oppose it's implementation in this county. Strange.

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