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St. Albans Drive Resident In Some Parts The Water WasTwo Feet

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Days after Tropical Storm Imelda dumped heavy rainfall across New Providence, several feet of water still remain in pockets of St. Alban’s.

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2 months ago

October 1, 2025

Joshua Williams

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Days after Tropical Storm Imelda dumped heavy rainfall across New Providence, several feet of water still remain in pockets of St. Alban’s.

The already flood-prone area was hit by heavy showers that created a nightmarish situation for residents.

Some residents of St. Alban’s Drive are still stuck in their homes after Tropical Storm Imelda dumped inches of rain, causing widespread flooding.

And just like I did in Pinewood Gardens yesterday, I headed to this community where I spoke to the impacted residents, some of them still trapped in their homes.

Antoine Wallace is one of them. He says water poured into his condo, rising as high as six inches.

Antoine Wallace – Resident

“In all my 25 years, i have never seen or had water in my place it has come up to my 2 doors but this is the first time it’s actually been inside.”

He took me further down where we waded through still high water…

The watermark could be seen high on car doors. We spotted this crab crawling through the floodwaters.

I continued my trek where I met a woman who was still stuck in her home, speaking to me from her door. She says, while they knew a storm was coming, they got more than what they expected.

RESIDENT

“This whole area has been flooded, the water came into the house, we were not prepared for a flood. usually when it’s a hurricane, we put down our sandbags and we are fine .”

Garbage trucks came through collecting garbage, probably for the first time, since the storm. Residents were seen walking through water, and cars were still trying to navigate the main st. Alban’s drive.

They also tell me Defence Force officers were in that community earlier, assisting residents.

Other homes I went to had similar water damage, much of it coming from the pond that overflowed.

RESIDENT

“They should put a pump there on the ground at the park and have it pumped across the street just as they’re doing it Kentucky way.”

And that’s just what we saw.

Drains opened with workers pumping the excess water into the bay on Saunders Beach just across the road.

resident

“This is global warming at its finest. And this area has been flooding from way back.”

Antoine Wallace – resident

“This here is not a political problem, it’s a Bahamian problem that needs to get fixed, and successive governments have been here and nothing has been done.”