Over 23 families in Huntums Ghut & Purcell devastated by floods
This is according to Geoffrey H. Brooks, Chairman of the Board of Directors for BVI Red Cross, who expressed great concerns about persons and families that are in the hills that may be trapped and some who are just being discovered.
In an interview with Geoffrey H. Brooks, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Red Cross, he stated that on Thursday August 10, 2017 they conducted assessments along with the Department of Disaster Management in Purcell Estate and Huntums Ghut in an effort to identify persons and families that were most affected by the flooding.
Red Cross kicked off their cleaning-up efforts Wednesday August 9, 2017, within areas of Road Town and following that they started to prepare packages to be distributed to persons and families that were badly affected by the flood.
The Rotary Club in collaboration with Red Cross, Family Support Network (FSN), Government of the Virgin Islands and the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) came together to start a massive clean-up, restoration and outreach programmes.
It’s a miracle that nobody got killed
Mr Brooks told reporters that persons have been bringing clothes, food and any other items to Red Cross all day yesterday August 12, 2017. As a result, the volunteers have been creating packages to be distributed to those in need. In addition, the food items that Rotary is collecting, they are distributing it between the Family Support Network and Red Cross.
“These guys, they don’t quit. They spent the whole morning digging up mud and now they are sorting and putting clothes in different sizes, children clothes stuff in one place and others in another,” adding that most of the food items have been going to the Family Support Network.
He further stated that it is “really great” to see all the service groups working together as one following this devastating flood.
“You have Rotary, Lions Club, Red Cross, and the Family Support Network, a whole coalition of serve groups working together.”
The Chairman of the Board of Directors for Red Cross took the view that it was a “miracle” that nobody got killed nor were there any fatalities during the floods.
“God has really blessed us but we are continuing all the work with all the different groups together as one and things are going great and I’m just amazed at the resilience of the community. You know something like this happens and the people don’t start blaming each other, they just go out and do the work,” said Geoffrey Brooks.
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24 Responses to “Over 23 families in Huntums Ghut & Purcell devastated by floods”
For a start, let the store owners clean up in front of their doors. Let able bodied people clean their own yards and houses.
Only thing the red cross should be doing is coordinating.
Màny people are so stressed out from a long night of trying to stay alive. God knows who probably lost sleep keeping an eye on small children and running around trying to salvage as much as they could while water was tearing up their home. So many people are probably broken now. I know from first hand experience just being all alone, with no one to help and young children and just sit and look around and let the tears fall. Just to turn around and let the old stuff, mattress etc., dry out to use again.
If for some reason God has put that ship in port for a time like this, why refuse them and turn them away. God comes to our rescue in many ways and form but we are to blind to see or acknowledge
I assure you, I am not.
I understand your grief, but our problem here is that we are lazy, nasty and disorganized. And the world will see us that way if we don't get our sh!+ together and do for ourselves!
Very disappointed in the Premier. Take every bit of help you can get. I hear some people talking about colonial nonsense but we must bury our pride in times like these.
Kudos to the Red Cross.
The Navy couldn't have done anything we as a people coming together haven't already done!