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Minister of Rural Development and Local Government, Khadijah Ameen says while significant investments have been made to improve flood preparedness, individual and community readiness remain essential, as the country enters the peak of the rainy season.
âWe like to say God is a Trini, but we have to be prepared. We have to remember 2018, we have to remember 2022, remember those major floods and how devastated we were.â
Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Khadijah Ameen says one of the biggest challenges during emergencies, specifically flooding, is convincing residents to evacuate despite shelters being available and fully equipped to accommodate them.
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