My fellow citizens and visitors of the Turks and Caicos Islands, we are currently hours into the passage of Tropical Strom Cristobal, which was named while over us yesterday, as was announced on the six o’clock advisory from the National Hurricane Centre last evening.
The Turks and Caicos Islands and the Central and South Eastern Bahamas remain under a Tropical Storm Warning and I am cautioning all citizens to be safe and to remain indoors as much as possible, as we continue to experience heavy rains, wind gusts and extensive flooding in low lying areas, especially on the islands of Middle and North Caicos.
The inclement weather is expected to linger for another forty-eight hours and the flooding is expected to worsen as a result. Take every precaution to elevate and protect critical papers and other valuables, but most of all take all precaution to protect your lives, those of your loved ones, neighbors and friends.
Government officials of the Department of Disaster Management will be surveying our communities when it is safe to do so and ensuring all is well in due course but I ask that you continue to listen to the local radio and television stations and the social media for updates and to take extra care of the most vulnerable, our young ones, the sick, the elderly and the needy.
My Family and I are praying for the safety of all. May God bless you and may He bless these Turks and Caicos Islands.
