With steady heavy rainfall across St. Kitts and Nevis since this afternoon, now accompanied by thunder and lightning, the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force urges the public to exercise extreme caution.
🔴‼️ Prolonged rain increases the risk of rockfalls, mud and debris on roadways, overflowing ghauts, and flooding in low-lying areas and where drains are blocked.‼️🔴
🚘 Motorists:
🟢 Reduce your speed and use your headlights.
🟢 Travel along the Southeast Peninsula road only if necessary, and watch for fallen rocks and debris.
⛔️ Never drive or walk through flowing water or a running ghaut. Just one foot of moving water can sweep a vehicle away. Turn around, don’t drown.
⚡ Lightning safety: when thunder roars, go indoors.
⛔️ Stay off beaches and out of the sea, and keep away from open fields, hilltops and isolated trees.
⛔️ Fishers and boaters, return to shore as soon as it’s safe.
⛔️ Avoid using corded phones and plugged-in appliances, and stay away from metal fences and poles.
🟢 Wait 30 minutes after the last thunder before going back outdoors.
🟢 Parents and guardians: keep children indoors.
⛔️ Everyone, away from ghauts, drains and flooded areas if possible.
📞 Report fallen rocks, blocked roads or flooding to the nearest police station or call 911.
⚠️ Rockfalls and debris can occur even after the rain stops, as saturated hillsides remain unstable. Please stay alert and follow updates from the St. Kitts Meteorological Services and NEMA.‼️
Stay safe, everyone. 🇰🇳
#RSCNPF #RoadSafetyAdvisory
Notices, Royal St. Christopher & Nevis Police Force, St. Kitts and Nevis
