WIDESPREAD flooding hit Trinidad and Tobago by noon yesterday, following heavy rainfall from Tuesday night which had already been preceded by frequent showers from the weekend. And a forecast for persistent, heavy rainfall has triggered an extended adverse weather alert until 4 p.m. today, as well as warnings that vulnerable communities brace for possible flooding.

Yesterday’s downpour began before midday and was persistent in some areas of North and South Trinidad.

By noon, flooding was reported in Penal and by 1 p.m., the South-West Regional Health Authority took the decision to close the Rock Road Health Centre. However, the water had receded by mid-afternoon, which the corporation attributed to earlier mitigation works.