BVI cleaning up after 17-plus inches of rain

Flash floods caused by heavy rains swept away vehicles and left behind mud and debris

Over the last few days, the British Virgin Islands have been cleaning up after torrential rains deposited 17 inches of water on the British territory, unleashing flash floods and leaving mud and debris in its wake, according to the St. Thomas Source.

The U.S. Virgin Islands had heavy rains and widespread power outages but was hit much less severely than neighbouring BVI.

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3 Comments

  1. August 13, 2017

    Hold on B.V.I. Hold on God is there with you, u not alone, Ride out the storm. God is good all the time, all the time God is good thou the waters is raginging, dont give up. jusy hold on to jesus and ride out the storm. it`s your Erica, We been there, and servived! one love, we all connected.

  2. concerned
    August 12, 2017

    Hope that they get back on there feet soon..

    • Paul Als
      August 13, 2017

      Thank you, its a long muddy, dusty process.

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