National Hydrological Service informs of flooding on the Rio Hondo

Picture: Flooding in Douglas Village

By BBN Staff: The National Hydrological Service of Belize informed today that flooding is occurring on the Rio Hondo.

Communities within the Albion Island areas, Douglas and downstream to the coast will continue to remain under Flood Warning.

The general weather condition is for fair weather with some isolated showers.

The Service says that the Blue Creek Sub catchment of the Rio Hondo remains above the historically recorded Hurricane Mitch level, and receding slowly.

Levels at Santa Cruz, San Antonio, San Roman, and Douglas continue to rise.

The New River at Caledonia is above normal and continues to fall slowly.

On the Macal River, reservoir levels remains below the spillways at Chalillo, Mollejon and Vaca facilities.

At San Ignacio, levels are below the low-level bridge.

The Mopan River at Benque Viejo Town is normal and steady.

On the Belize River, levels at Banana Bank and Double Run are normal and steady. The Crooked Tree lagoon is below the causeway and slowly rising.

The Sibun River near Freetown Sibun is above normal and falling slowly.

Levels are normal and steady on the Southern Lagoon near Gales Point Village.

The Sittee River at Kendal Bridge is normal and steady.

The Rio Grande at Big Falls and San Pedro Columbia is normal and steady.

The Moho River at Jordan is normal and steady.

The Temash Rivernear Crique Sarco is normal and steady.

For the next 48 hours, the Rio Hondo remains under Flood Warning; the river is expected to continue to fall at Blue Creek and will continue to rise downstream at Santa Cruz, San Antonio, San Roman, And Douglas.

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