There has been flooding in several parts of Dominica on Friday afternoon as heavy rains, associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Grace, lashed the island.
DNO has received information of flooding in Belfast, Pointe Round and Macoucherie.
Many people are presently stranded.
The bypass in Pointe Round has washed away. The main bridge was destroyed during the passing of Tropical Storm Erika.
The Macoucherie Bridge was also washed away during Erika.
A Flood Warning by the Met Office is in effect until 6:00 am on Saturday.
A Flood Warning means that flooding is already occurring or will occur during the warning period.
The remnants of Grace will continue to affect the island into Friday night, the Met Office said in a 6:00 pm bulletin.
Photos from Facebook page of Chad Ambo
Based on the comments I’m reading are we questioning or doubting God or don’t have faith in Him? He speaks to us in different ways or as a people.He said in the closing days those things are going to happen.Lets live by faith and not by sight.Remember,faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen.God bless my homeland.
I agree but are you in your homeland to help bless it.
Does anyone have any video from pointe Michel? I have some from the construction of the ravine walls in siboulie but now my husband says it has all been filled in. Stay safe, Jah Bless.
lip service that take place in most of the churches, and showing off their nice dan dans clothes
Dominica still has September, October, November to go.
I hope this is the last of tropical storms and flooding.
God help Dominica and residents from any more storms.
I’m deaf mother and I’m very shocked very sadly about 27 dead people, 7 missing people and little girl 5 years old dead by flood & wash away, but worried hope to prayer my uncle, aunty, cousin and second cousin live in Portsmouth and my family live in grand bay all hope be safely to prayer be god. Memory my mum Margaret Juliette leatham both her husband has died live in England but last year of July until august 2014 family grand bay reunion did great good enjoyed festival memories our parent/family home in Dominica. Please god help to people save keep away from flood that please all people stay be strong thank you for different countries who help be support to people for raise fund/donation food, clothes, water and things and our family has been send barrel to people and my sister with children & grandchildren hope their receive barrel soon. We are going to dominica this october 31st stay 4 weeks visit to see my sister both family. Glad be happy good thanks to hard work at airport.
I do agree with the voice in the wilderness , we have to take things serriously,Dominicans need to repent , and read the BIBLE don’t just open it on your favourite psalm and leave it on the table,who is going to read it for u ;or having a cross in your car, some went down the river, the cross was an emblem of shame and disgrace, was CHRIST realy nailed to a CROSS or a post like the serpent of bronze,?Num 21v9; the word is spiritual,instead of making monster feast,what did u expect ?GOD IS NOT MOCKED, we travel and adopt other countries curses and invoke the spirits in our country PEOPLE i was warned before the Ball ,we can play withthe flesh but NOT WITH THE SPIRITWORLD.THE TRUTH IS ALLWAYS HARD TO ACCEPT,THAT S WHY CHRIST SUFFERED AND DIED, AND U SAY U LOVE HIM THINK? THINK,AND REPENT TRUE REPENTANCE/:
Tell Angelo and the rest of the UWPites to stop cursing the country.
They are speaking the truth,Dominica is doomed and God is washing all the evil and political corruption,and victimization.Plenty more to come from the hands of God.God be with you all.
They are opening the cool-aid drinkers eyes!
Kid on the Block if you have nothing to say please shut up. The UWP did not bring this upon Dominica. Dominica\’s problem is too much name calling, and blaming. The Lord is speaking to us and we are not listening.
You guys are taking the Prime Minister as your\” god\”, you guys are worshiping the creature instead of the Creator. God has spoken, he has reminded us through Erika that he is still God, and, he is in charge. So instead of playing the blame game you do some introspection and make the necessary changes in your life an lets all work together to rebuild Dominica.
Their curse still goes on. Instead of unifying to build the country they on Q shouting who should be on DBS radio.
Why do ppl refer to everything as an act of god? And if It is so why would you pray to a god that almost destroyed you? Where was Jesus in all this,taking notes? Guess he loves us so much he has to destroy us so we may understand.
I agree, but are you in your homeland to help bless it?
If you read your bible you would know where Jesus is in all this. Ask him and he will tell you where he was.
Some of the Dominican people have to shut their bad mouths they are destroying theirselves. Words have power to prrform.
I hear what people are saying, and do admit that it does seem to me like, why Dominica. But I see the selfishness of some people in the island.
Hard hearted, if you give me I will give you attitude.
That cannot go on. I am hearing so much negative about the distribution of the relief in DA.
I cannot believe that people would not want to share. Again the seame selfishness going on even in time such as this, where people just think of themselves.
Who is looking after the sick and frail.
I love DA, but I hate what some people have become on the island
Cheating people from overseas.
Think just about today. Not securing the possibility of tomorrow.
Not thinking of the possible investment people from overseas can put into the economy.
Short sighted, and selfish, that’s what I see when I come home now.
Shame is what I feel.
God is good he knows the plan he has for Dominica.
Please allow me my opinion.
That’s what I see.
It may seem a task too big for one but start by thinking of perhaps one thing you would like to help change and how you might do it and rally others around you. Start small: it grows big. Keep your intentions and your message pure, selfless and inclusive and others will see the wisdom of your ways and follow.
I have booked a holiday in Dominica for Creole Fest which will be the end of October, I am in two minds to cancel the holiday for another time. Can you please advice me. God Bless Dominica and all its inhabitants, keep safe.
cant we see the unity during these disasters, as soon as the lights and water return we are back to the same nonsense, passing each other straight , or hi and bye and that’s it. besides the loss of life and property the energy is so good and strong every one helping each other. people you passed straight or who pass you straight you find helping them cross a river and the love seems so real. every one has to go to the river to bathe, wash etc. and every one talks and reasons. as soon as the utilities return it’s back to the same nonsense. fact of the matter there is more love during and after disasters and the father loves to see unity.
Once the rains clear….We as a nation hopefully with the assistance of the international community need to accelerate the redevelopment of our nation…. Lord hear us
More flooding. Instead of rebuilding just yesterday people was talking about wcmf and concert. We not ready for that yet. We will be putting the visitors at risk. We are still in the hurricane season inviting ppl over would be a mess. What if rain falls? What if the Roseau river flood again. We all need to put on our boots and get a shovel to go clean up. Say your prayers and lets start to rebuild.
haiti was devastated by an earthquake the haitians come to dominica to make a better life for themselves us dominicans bad talk and show nothign but disdain t them and call them all derogatory names and blame them for things namely witchcraft in the island now dominica and its people are being punnished for the way we treated a destitute people i honestly think dominicans are being tought a lesson majority of dominicas left dca to other countries to make a better life for themselves and when the hatians came to dca to do the same thing they were hated and disdained DOMINICANS ALL THAT IS HAPPENING WILL BRING YOU ALL TO YOUR KNEES AND LOWER AS A PEOPLE YOUR WAYS NEED TO CHANGE
I think we are being punished for this immoral , corrupt administration that is running our country
your on the money,and god has more in store to come,we are doomed.
Are you a Christian? Instead of judging and condemning another, why not pray for the politicians, your country and other nationals?
God does not punish people for the sins and assumed ones of others. People are punished for their individual sins. Make a good examination of your conscience.
God knows you, the lifestyle you live, how you treat others and what you say about them. This is why Our Lord Jesus Christ said, “Judge not that ye may not be judged accordingly” and this will be two-fold.
My advice to you is, look to yourself and cease your judging. If you do not, one day you will pay for it. You have to ask God forgiveness.
IS TIME TO EVACUWATE ALL DOMINICANZ FROM DOMINICA CAUSE THIS LAND IS GOING DOWN UNDER WATER.PLL PROFECY IS FULLFILLING IT HAVE A LAND IN THE CARIBBEAN WILL BE NO MORE
Pray and pray. Do not lament. Prayers can change the course of a disaster.
Were you alive and in D/ca when hurricane David struck? It was also bad in it own way. Dominica recovered from it.
Engineers consider rivers as drains, that’s why we see villages and towns put up walls and make them smaller and smaller. Then we make low bridges that become dams during floods.
So what happened to the FLOOD PLAIN that supposed to belong to the river?! The flood plain should be crown land, untouched except for a bridge.
But Dominicans like to pretend we know nothing about Rivers, like we from Antigua..
When we talk of the millions we lose the river is laughing at us, “that’s my land, who gave u permission to build on my land?!”
When Roseau river coming down she saying, “why u put these bridges in my way, I will mash them up!” but when she passing under the old bath estate suspension bridge she saying, “eh eh I clean forget a bridge dere!”
That’s the kind of bridges dominica needs, nothing sticking down in the river, no beams hanging down below!
Rivers are NOT drains, they are Weapons of Mass Destruction!
God please protect DA
Except we repent, we shall all likewise perish. Stop hardening your hearts Dominicans and turn to God. Why are you asking for Bacanal when God is saying to seek his face? Stop playing with God people….”REPENT”.
Those are words coming from the thoughts of a fool!
I bet; you do not know what is the meaning of the word “repent, or repentance.”
So, what are you are you suggesting that people change their mind from, since repent simply means the changing of ones mind! Religion thought repentance, however, hesitate to explain that repentance means changing of ones mind.
If I decide to take in a movie tonight, or eat salt and yam for dinner, which I am actually going to do: I decide not to go to the movie, or decide not to eat me salt fish which me done prepare(I would have repented from) eating my food! I heard that preached in the Roman Catholic Church for all my days as a child, I was terrified of the word repent and “sin”, if some of the priest was ask to define sin, they would be dumbfounded; sin is simply the breaking of the law, be it God law, or the laws of man!
A little bit of knowledge can do wonders to an individual!
I am talking about going to eat salt fish and yam, and not salt and yam: May be I would eat salt and yam id if I was a raving lunatic!; you know like in crazy.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!
ou malad
Ithink you are already raving lunatic
I you don’t have any good thing to say, say nothing with your Hahaha who laugh last laughs the best.
No heart, classic engineer idiot. Salt and starch. Them belly full with empty hearts and thoughts.
you are a raving lunatic
Let me expose the ignorance of some of our people, I wrote a comment, in regards to repentance and sin. I submitted it to DNO, in two phases, the beginning, and the conclusion; to this minute, DNO posted the last part there is nothing in that last part saying much, that can be properly understood.
The foolish people has no idea to what that is related, however; nineteen people has given me the thumbs down! This only proves how shallow most of our people are!
If someone wrote something like that and I cannot make sense out of it, I would ask the person what are they talking about before I make a fool of myself by giving thumbs down!
Great response!
I am a lunatic, but I prove all of you to be shallow and ignorant, how can you read part of something not knowing what I am talk about, and give all those thumbs down. Rather than some of you idiots like the one called “me” take me on, go and spend some time in a library, and educate your shallow mind, and give yourself the education your parent could not afford.
There is something know as self-education i. e. If I am not wrong Macmillan late prime minister of England learnt to read when he was about twenty-five years old!
A former education minister in the Labor Party government of Antigua, the late Ernest Williams was taught how to read by his wife who was a school teacher, he was already in his thirties when that happened: the majority of you who are writing such nonsense are beneath me, some of you did not finish kindergarten, but you go into an Internet cafe, spend you pennies, to try and insult people who are much better off than you are.
How stupid are you people?
This is the problem with people as you. I thought you acted smarter than that. It appears you are not able to comprehend lofty matters because you do not have that type of mind.
You do not know the meaning of repentance? I thought you did. I suggest you research the word, look up the meaning.
I will further inform you, repentance means, to turn away from sin and believe in the Gospel. Obey God – His Ten Commandments just as the Church teaches, and sin no more.
It is not merely changing ones mind and has nothing to do with eating something else when one makes up his/her mind to eat.
One’s heart and mind must be in conformity to that of God, to live a godly life and live according to what God taught as contained in the Holy Bible.
You are being told, repent Telemaque! We are the people of the New Testament. It will especially tell you how to repent and to do your utmost to live according to the Will of God. It is in the Bible!
So long i tell them that! End of times!
Some stupid comments at this time of need A Voice in the Wilderness and Weeping Prophet. In this time of need and look how you are thinking. Bad minded people.
2 chronicles chapter 7 verse 14 ; if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
us dominicans have wronged the hatian comunity theyleft the ravaged country and come to dca t help themselves the same way many of us dominicans have left dca and travelled abroad to better themselves yet in dca we hate ridicule belittle the hatian comunity calling them all names it have and actively hating them WE HAVE WRONGED THE HATIAN COMUNITY AND ALSO WRONGED ALOT OFOTHER NATIONALSOF OTHER COUNTRIES THAT HAVE MIGRATED TO DOMINICA IF WE DONT LEARN TO TREAT OTHERS THE WAY WE WANT TO BE TREATED WHEN WE LEAVE DOMINICA THE COUNTRY WILL CONTINUE TO SUFFER
This is true my friend.
God is warning. Repent and seek God face.
According to one of my religious songs”: “There’s a voice crying in the wilderness, make way the path of the Lord.”
You should know what John the Baptist said when he commenced preaching.
In these times, some have become godless, ceased practicing the faith;; some have left the Catholic Church and joined other churches. Know that God is displeased. Do not deceive yourself otherwise.
All those people who opened/formed their churches have not made D/ca better. It looks to me, in bygone years, prior to especially hurricane David, Dominica was a safer place. People were loving/caring, happier, respectful and less critical, There were few criminals; petty ones and hardly a murder. Look at today.
Music is good for the soul. It depends on the type of music/songs and words. So is entertainment. Do not debase it.
As everything else, it is not what they do but how they do it.
Some people can have decent fun; many do. There are those who do not; these overdo it.
why don’t you get off your “religious high horse” and face reality. A natural disaster happened and that’s it. So “Peace Be Still” meaning “Be Quit”.
This is for the one who is, me:
It is reality. Some people cannot stand to hear/read the truth. It appears they are scared of hearing the truth. What are you afraid of? The disaster could very well be the hands of God. One day you will find out.
You are the one who has no peace. Why are you offended because others say “God is saying something.”
Who are you anyway? God knows you and who you are. He knows your lifestyle. You should worry about that. This is why it bothers you at what I and others stated. Too bad for you. The truth must be told.
God Help us.
God will help us when we stop give support and remove the criminal enterprise that dirty gang which allegedly abuse young people
It is amazing how some people love to accuse and judge others. God knows people as you are worthy of accusation and judging. Your turn will come someday.
Yes,God will help us. However,we need to amend our ways. Too much wickedness and croomedness going on in such a small country.
We need to hear what the Master is saying and respect him as Lord.
We have allowed politicians to take the p k ace of the Supreme being in our lives.
Jesus is Lord. Jesus is Lord.
May all the wicked,vindictive persons in high places be brought low
Stopvsowing seeds of division Allow the best people to do the job to move thks country forward.
Domonica is for Dominicans.
God help us. I hope everyone is safe.
Joseph that is a good question. I myself wondering too. This area is steep with many little houses. May the Almighty protect them and the rest of DA. We sending relief from uphere. Every Dominican who can pitch in doing a good job. God bless them all.
People from Portsmouth and environs that are stranded at point round may Have to go to dublanc to fetch a boat ride to Portsmouth.
Hope to prayer for my family surname is williams be safely and other people safe please be careful
Only be strong and of good courage: Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts I have toward you says the Lord,thoughts of peace and not of evil-to give you a future and a hope.
Dear Lord….
Look at my country boy
Dear look down upon my homeland . Spread your protective arms around her. Keep my ppl safe. I lift them up to you in prayer. Come to their aid
wow
Hold on,We are going to be OK
Oh boy
Good grief!
Aka ‘Under the cliff”
aka “under the cliff”
Anyone knows about the condition of wavine cok at the present time?
Just thinking of all those on their way home, wishing them a safe journey home… and all those who have become stranded due to the heavy rains, please try to be safe at this time… My prayers are with every one.
OH MY GOD WHY DOMINICA???MY DA PEOPLE BE SAFE I\’M PRAYING FOR YOU
That’s mother nature doing there is nothing we can do. Sorry to say you all did alot of wrong doings by blocking roads we should examine ourselves and ask what did we do.
thus said the Lord, if my people that are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Not too long ago many of you on the island had the nerves to call a sinner GOD, whereas it is written that Thou shall have no other God decide me, God is not mock. All those who attracted and invoked the Devil last year for their own gain, those who had their cult ceremony on the island, those invole in their evil serving the devil with one hand, and calling God’s name in vain, when some Dominican forget God and put their trust in a sinner, worship a sinner even going as far as saying that a sinner is their God what do we expect, some church ministers preaching politics in churches, instead of preaching the word of God what do we expect, too much division, hate, crime, injustice etc on the island, when we forget God what do we expect
People like you wish the Island bad the tongue is a weapon, we have to be very careful with what we say. God intervined because there something worst would have happened. For example what Hector and others did in Salisbury,
Y not dominica repent turn from your wicked ways then and only then will I the Lord will HEAL the land
Look over us dear God, and protect those who are traversing these areas.
lord, we still have faith in you even if we go through the hard times you’re the maker.
When it rains, it pours!!!!! My heart goes out to the people of Dominica. They probably need to move away from the low-lying areas that are prone to flooding for now.
DNO you said the flood was from Monday afternoon. Did you mean Friday afternoon?
It appears that the anger and fury of Deuteronomy 28″15-45, has visited us man? Here is verse 45:
Deu. 28:45 “Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God.”
When Skerrit won the election of Dec. 8, 2014, he told us that God spoke because “the voice of the people is the voice of God.” I wonder who is speaking now and if anyone is listening to what whoever it is that speaking? We don’t need prayer but we need to turn from our wicked ways. Those wicked and evil ways that some of our pastors, priests, bishop, evangelist and other good people have applauded and been part of the last 10 years. We need to condemn them and seek righteousness, truth and justice
My friend if Dominicans refuse to see the hand of God in this and refuse the repent, no amount of aid and band-aid will help the Island. I have repeated several times that Dominica needs Spiritual Surgery where the Pharaoh Syndrome will be removed and people will begin turning their hearts to God. We need repentance from the pulpit to the voodoo palace and a cleasing from the Government house to the crack house. What will it take for us to stop hardening our hearts, stop playing with God, stop trying to take his Glory and listen to him. Repent People, Repent.
You biblical whores are ill of mind. God wouldn’t do such. How can a God who loves you unconditionally do such a thing.
How dear you Politicise this issue
How sad that you have the nerve to say that we do no need prayers
It is so sad that we are pointing fingers at others and not changing positively.
Some of us have even gotten far worse with the intensity of our hate.
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYERS.
I hope you practice what you preach becuase people like you asked for DA downfal when the DLP won the election so don’t blame it on Skeritt. You all wish the country so much bad because of envy, hatred and jeolousy so thay he would encounter bad don’t worry God will see him through in helping bring the country back.
Yes weeping Prophet
You have clearly made a judgement as to who has caused this natural disaster. I guess the bad people of Dominica have also brought the floods in Japan where 40,000 people were displaced and the refugee crisis in Europe where countries are pledging to take ten, twelve and more thousand into their countries.
I guess that you do not think that all the people who stayed for years on the radio calling down curses on Dominica and Dominicans had any part to play in this because of course, God is one-sided like so many of us who see from one eye and hear from one ear.
If you do not need prayer or you do not pray why mention the Holy Name of God?
God wants us to pray. He expects us to pray. He cannot help us if we do not help ourselves, in prayer, pleading for his help.
In order to turn from wicked ways, people must pray to God to assist them accordingly.
You are putting it on others but not yourself. When you attack the Catholic Church and its priests of all and you judge people, forgetting yourself that you are a sinner, as if you are not one, what do you expect?
Who do you think you are? Cease attacking and judging people! God knows what your lifestyle and your soul are like. In God’s eyes you are probably evil and worst than those whom you judge. You have much fervent praying with a contrite and humble heart to do that God will help you cease your judgmental attitude.
How well do you treat others? See about your soul! Stop looking at others.
Our Lord Jesus Christ said, “Judge not that you may not be judged twofold.”
You all have been warned to stay away from the strom head for safety but you are still out there in the rain.