Most schools reopen today

“The affected schools in the Victoria Education District are: The Debe Hindu SDMS Primary School which experienced flooding on the ground floor of the compound.

The Penal/Debe Regional Corporation was on hand to assist with restorative works and the Mayo RC Primary School whose roof was partially damaged. The Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation is working closely with Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) with roof repairs,” the release stated.

According to the release, both the Fyzabad Anglican Secondary and Fyzabad Secondary schools will remain closed today following flooding and a loss of power that occurred on Monday evening. In addition, the roof of the Rousillac Hindu Primary school was badly damaged and the ceiling soaked, following strong winds early yesterday morning.

Newsday understands that three schools remain closed as they are currently being used as shelters to accommodate families displaced during the storm’s passing.

Valencia South Government Primary, Manzanilla/Nariva Government Primary and the Matura Government Primary schools are all closed until further notice, as the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management is managing them as shelters.