Works Minister: “The Teams Were Out Doing All They Could”

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Both Ministry of Works and Bahamas and Light crews have been hard at work this week, after Tropical Storm Imelda dumped inches of rain causing wide spread flooding and power outages in the capital.

Teams worked around the clock to bring relief to frustrated residents and the ministers responsible for those portfolios say it’s been a mammoth task that’s required time and dedication.

Our Joshua Williams reports.

Tropical Storm Imelda is long gone, but, government is still in recovery mode.

The storm dumping inches of rain across the island, leaving many communities flooded and residents stranded.

This week, the Ministry of Works and Family Island Affairs pumped thousands of gallons from those communities.

And while it has been frustrating, Minister Clay Sweeting, commending his team for their efforts.

The storm causing airport closures and some flight cancellations around the country.

One of those impacted was the Rock Sound airport in Eleuthera – that’s in Sweeting’s constituency.

He says despite the closure, his community faired well throughout the storm.

And speaking of electricity, some consumers lost connection this week, with the majority, if not all, customers reconnected by this time.

Now many residents questioning why the disconnection with such a minor storm, compared to what we’re used to.

Energy Minister Jobeth Coleby-Davis explains.

“We have to be careful when restoring some of them back to power. We have to do an assessment when the water is dried up. We also get a support from the ministry of work to do the assessment to make sure that we need to power back of the homes you don’t have any emergencies to the water on the power any electrocution in that sort.”