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Ishmael: Littering raises flood risk during hurricane season

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Lourianne GrahamJournalist at Barbados Today

June 12, 2026

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Ishmael: Littering raises flood risk during hurricane season

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Davidson Ishmael has warned Barbadians that indiscriminate littering and illegal dumping increase the risk of flooding during the hurricane season.

Ahead of the June 1 start to the season, Government ministries, departments and agencies met to conduct their annual hurricane preparedness exercises.

Ishmael noted that this was done “well in advance of hurricane season’s commencement”.

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