Trinidad & Tobago continues to clean up up after passage of Tropical Storm Bret

Trinidad & Tobago continues to clean up after being spared the full brunt of Tropical Storm Bret, the first named weather system of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season that made its way through the twin-island republic late Monday night into yesterday morning.

The country’s Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) said that there were no reports of injuries but that several properties, mainly in the eastern and northern section of Trinidad as well as in Tobago, had been affected by the storm’s passage.

Commercial flights were expected to resume yesterday after both the Piarco International Airport in Trinidad and the ANR Robinson Airport in Tobago reopened.

Schools, banks, as well as some commercial businesses remained closed yesterday, prolonging the long weekend that had included a public holiday on Monday, as Trinidad & Tobago observed Labor Day.

The Trinidad & Tobago Met Service, meanwhile, warned that floods and landslides were possible yesterday following the heavy rains that accompanied Tropical Storm Bret.
The Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC), in its 8:00 am EDT bulletin, said that the storm was located near latitude 11.1 North, longitude 63.6 West.

A tropical storm warning has gone into effect for Venezuela from Pedernales to Cumana, including Isla de Margarita, while a tropical storm watch was in effect for Bonaire, Curacao and Aruba. -(CMC)