Social workers visiting storm-hit areas
WRENSWORTH Butler of the Department of Social Services said social workers visited several areas that were most affected by the storm yesterday, including Pinewood Gardens, Mount Tabor Estates, Nassau Village, Winton Meadows and Englerston.
‘Flood water was so high I had to sleep in my ceiling’
IN Fox Hill, a workman living on Davis Street said that the flooding was so high in his house that he had to sleep in the ceiling.
Online reaction to the storm
SOCIAL media websites were alive with conversation through the day in the aftermath of the storm. Here are some of the comments from internet users:
Grand Bahama, Abaco on alert for severe thunderstorms
GRAND Bahama and Abaco residents have been put on alert for severe thunderstorms, with North Eleuthera also on alert.
UPDATE: SEVERE WEATHER WATCH LIFTED
The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has lifted a severe thunderstorm watch
'Premature' energy tender' in 30% renewables goal
“Overzealous” officials have prematurely released a bid document for Family Island alternative energy projects, which reveals the Government aims to generate almost 30 per cent of their power needs from renewables by 2015.
Freeport's 'diamond in the rough' staying flat
By NATARIO McKENZIE
UPDATES: NEMA issues shelters list
4.50pm: NEMA has this afternoon issued its hurricane shelters list.
Severe warning issued to nation
SEVERE flood warnings were issued yesterday for the entire Bahamas as a major weather system threatens the archipelago with excessive prolonged rains and thunderstorms this week.
Residents still on alert as heavy rainfall continues
SCATTERED showers drenched the capital as officials forecast prolonged rains will continue throughout The Bahamas today.
TOUGH CALL: Flooding in New Providence
A FEW years ago I attended a meeting where a government planner displayed some startling maps. They showed the areas of New Providence that would be severely affected by storm surge flooding from a direct hit by a major hurricane.
