Date: Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Time: 1:30 PM

NEMO PRESS RELEASE

Region 11

*The Sittee River level is falling and steady and is below Low Lying Bridge


Region 9
*The Macal River level is falling steady and below Low Lying Bridge


The Kendal Causeway has been open for vehicular Traffic. NEMO advises all motorists to exercise extreme precaution when crossing the Iguana Creek Bridge and the Kendal Causeway.

Date: Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Time: 10:00 a. m

NEMO FLOOD PRESS RELEASE # 1


Region 11

*The Sittee River level is 6ft above the Kendal Causeway and falling as of 9:00 am.
However, NEMO continues to monitor as the water is now going down.


Region 9

*The Macal River level is below the Low Lying Bridge however, NEMO continues
to monitor the Iguana Creek Bridge. The Belize River at Iguana Creek Bridge is
falling rapidly and no longer poses a threat to vehicular traffic.


NEMO advises all motorists to exercise extreme precaution when crossing the Iguana Creek Bridge. Kendal causeway remains close at this time, however it is expected that the causeway will be open for vehicular traffic around 2:00 p.m. today 21, July, 2010.

The National Emergency Management Organization continue to advise that a flood warning is still in effect. NEMO in collaboration with the National Met service will continue to keep all informed.The following areas of interest are as follows:

ALL CLEAR DECLARED FOR BELIZE AT 7:30 A.M: Tropical Depression Alex now over Yucatan Maximum sustained winds were 35 mph with higher gusts; Winds are expected drop below tropical storm force winds later today.

AT 9:00 PM THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH,LONGITUDE 88.4 WEST, WHICH IS ABOUT 20 MILES NW OF BELIZE CITY, MOVING TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. ALEX WILL MOVE AWAY FROM BELIZE AND ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
TONIGHT.