The Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government has activated emergency shelters for families needing to evacuate flooded areas.
Shelters are listed by municipal corporations as follows:
Arima Borough Corporation
Calvary Community Centre
Call: 800-2ABC (2222)
Tunapuna/Piarco Regional Corporation
Vishnu Boys Hindu College
Upper El Dorado Community Centre
Tunapuna Community Centre
Call: 800-TPRC (8772)
Mayaro/Rio Claro Regional Corporation
Plum Mitan Community Centre
Call: 800-4MRC (4672)
San Juan/Laventille Regional Corporation
Misir Community Centre
Call: 800-SLRC (7572)
Munroe Road/Caroni Savannah Councillor Adrian Ali also shared the following active shelters operated by the Chaguanas Borough Corporation:
Residents can contact their respective Disaster Management Hotlines in emergencies:
Tobago
TEMA: 660-7489
Trinidad
City Corporations
Port-of-Spain City Corporation 800-PSCC (7722)
San Fernando City Corporation 800-SCDU (7238)
Borough Corporations
Arima Borough Corporation 800-2ABC (2222)
Chaguanas Borough Corporation 800-DCBC (3222)
Point Fortin Borough Corporation 800-PFBC (7322)
Regional Corporations
Diego Martin Regional Corporation 800-DMRC (3672)
San Juan/Laventille Regional Corporation 800-SLRC (7572)
Tunapuna/Piarco Regional Corporation 800-TPRC (8772)
Sangre Grande Regional Corporation 800-SGRC (7472)
Couva/Tabaquite/Talparto Regional Corporation 800-CTTC (2882)
Princes Town Regional Corporation 800-PTRC (7872)
Mayaro/Rio Claro Regional Corporation 800-4MRC (4672)
Penal/Debe Regional Corporation 800-PDRC (7372)
Siparia Regional Corporation 800-4SRC (4772)
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