La Plaine road cleared after heavy rains

A crossing in the La Plaine area on Tuesday morning. Photos by Jason Fontaine

Member of Parliament for La Plaine Petter Saint Jean said that all roads in the area have been cleared following heavy rainfall on Tuesday morning.

The village was cut off on both sides as the rains, associated with a tropical wave, lashed Dominica.

He told state-owned DBS Radio that the roads have been cleared following “mass mobilization” of villagers, who started clearing the road by hand.

“Thankfully we were able to get the assistance of heavy equipment that has been on projects in the area, so as we speak access has been created in and out of the village on both the southern and the northern portions,” he stated.

Earlier on Tuesday morning Saint Jean had said that the three main areas of crossing in the area were either compromised or washed away by the rain. Among them were the La Ronde bypass, the Sari Sari area bypass and the at the Taberi Bridge area.

He said all of these have now been cleared.

“The roadway has been cleared,” he stated. “All of the bridge crossings, temporary crossing have been sort of restored temporarily. Access is now created so vehicles are now going to and from La Plaine.

The Met Office had warned that weak unstable conditions due to the presence of a tropical wave and a trough system were expected to generate occasional cloudiness and scattered showers across the island chain during the next 24 hours.

 

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14 Comments

  1. UDOHREADYET
    May 24, 2018

    I’m not sure what any of this has to do with politics, especially considering its a natural disaster.
    It’s a great thing the village came together and worked as unit to clear the roads and allow transportation to and through.

  2. ATKINSON
    May 24, 2018

    Just another “Normal Day” in La Plaine

  3. May 23, 2018

    Skerrit petter and the Labour Party must goooooooo

  4. jihan
    May 23, 2018

    Dominica is doomed and lot more to come,when you all are placing one man before god,this is the result.More disasters on the way,until you all wake up.

  5. roy
    May 22, 2018

    Dominica used to be a country of God-fearing Christians and God was our protector from the perils of life.
    One wonders if something has put the hoodoo on the country.
    Anything other than the practice of Christianity brings ill fortune to the country.

    • Neville
      May 23, 2018

      I do not believe all this to be a religious matter. It’s nature. However, the demise of Dominica as a whole has neither a religious nor a natural cause but is rather man made. The man in question is Skerrit. Almost 9 month passed since Maria and what has that useless regime done to repair the infrastructure of the country? Nothing, absolutely nothing. But Dominicans love their PM. Oh boy!!

  6. I afraid boy
    May 22, 2018

    The situation in Dominica is very serious, no matter which side of the political fence one is. Folks the hurricane season, which many experts believe will be above average, is now less than two weeks away and Da is still in a state of emergency, even Skerrit failed to declare it as a state of emergency. We are far worse ready for a heavy rain shower this time around than we were days before Maria. While I hope and pray for God’s mercy the truth is, Skerrit did nothing to help protect us. Yes he got the money to buy and or steal Joseph Isaac from the UWP and even made him the hurricane Minster but JI is not Good as they will find out and can’t even protect himself. If only Skerrit had taken real steps to unite the country we would be in a better position to deal with any storm. But see where we are today, three broken bridges on the west coast road, one side of Layou bridge collapsed, the Antrim road is a daba, La plane was cut off today by rain, can you all see the trouble we in?

    • Neville
      May 23, 2018

      Very well spoken!

  7. Davido
    May 22, 2018

    Even though Ian Douglas is no longer the minister of communications and works it is great to see that he is always ready to offer his assistance and expertise in getting things working quickly for the people of Dominica. Well done in that speedy road clearing!

  8. KID ON THE BLOCK
    May 22, 2018

    This bridge needs to be elevated.

    • Toto
      May 23, 2018

      The whole damn…country needs to be elevated, know what I mean. And Petter, how are the people from your district going to Roseau with the roads in the state they are I and no access at Antrim? And is there your government wants to build apartment blocks? All I can think is that someone must be either plain crazy or getting handsome benefit from madness like that. How about the poor people from Delices I wonder. Do their homes have any value where they are right now? Who would buy their place if they want to sell up? Must they take a boat again round the coast to reach Roseau? Time our government gets back to basics and takes care of its people. instead of grandstanding on the world stage.

      • Met Boda Yo
        May 23, 2018

        Toto, don’t you think you are the crazy one? Did you read over the BS you wrote?

    • Neville
      May 23, 2018

      Not only this one. But thanks for stating the obvious and there was me thinking all Labour supporters are stupid. My God give me strength and patience!

    • UDOHREADYET
      May 24, 2018

      Will you be funding this bridge elevation project?
      are you all talk and no action?
      Are waiting on the government to do everything?

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