Thursday, April 16, 2026

Roads turned into rivers in St Lucy

Date:

Share post:

Some parts of St Lucy resembled a river yesterday afternoon.

The Barbados Meteorological Services issued a flood warning for the northern areas at 11:30 a.m., which ended at 6 p.m.

A social media picture posted by Democratic Labour Party president and St Lucy candidate Verla De Peiza showed two people guiding an elderly woman over a makeshift wooden pallet bridge while swift-moving waters rushed underneath.

Edwin Boyce, who lives near Ignatius Byer Primary School in Lowlands, told the Daily Nation the water had flooded out Pie Corner and reached by Lowlands. (CA)

Subscribe now to our eNATION edition for the full story.

For the latest stories and breaking news updates download the Nationnews apps for iOS and Android.

 

Related articles

Two Bajan-New Yorkers die in fire

Grief, shock and a deep sense of loss have gripped an East Flatbush community in the heart of...

162 detained over online praise for school shootings in Turkey

Turkish police have arrested 162 people accused of posting controversial content online about two deadly school shootings which...

Serious accident on ABC Highway

Emergency personnel are on the scene of a serious accident on the ABC Highway between Deighton Griffith Secondary...

IMF expects slower economic growth

Barbados and other countries will find out tomorrow if their 2026 economic growth forecasts have been lowered by...