House roof ripped apart by gusty winds at Piarco

Gusty winds associated with heavy showers resulted in the roof of a house at Piraco being partially ripped apart on Wednesday, while a dog kennel was also destroyed. Indra Maraj told Newsday that around 1 pm, she was sitting in the gallery of her home when she observed what appeared to be very strong winds emerging from the direction of the Piarco river. She added that she started praying and looked on as the gusty winds partially ripped apart the roof of the nearby house belonging to her sister Bhagrathy Lucky. She added that the dog kennel was also destroyed. Checks with the Met Office yesterday revealed that what occured in Piarco yesterday was gusty winds associated with heavy showers. Newsday was told that members of the public often mistate the gusty winds with tornadoes.