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MATELOT MISERY
Posted: Thursday, December 1, 2016
MATELOT MISERY
Millions in damage as landslides, flooding cut off villages along North Coast
MISERY
North Coast fishing villages of Toco, Grande Riviere and Matelot are today isolated from the rest of the country as torrential rainfall overnight Tuesday and all day yesterday, triggered massive flooding, sea swells and landslides trapping thousands who live in the communities.
DISASTER ZONE
Worst disaster in 5 years
Major disaster
GOVERNMENT yesterday launched immediate responses to the damage caused in Matelot, Grand Riviere and environs as a result of heavy rainfall.
Rough night for twenty families
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