Grateful to God Dominica was spared wrath of Kirk, say PM Skerrit

DOMINICA: The Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit expressing his thankfulness towards God said he is grateful to God that Dominica has been spared from the ravages of Tropical Storm Kirk.

'God must be thanked" said Skerrit while speaking on State-Owned Radio DBS on Friday morning after the storm had crossed into the Caribbean Sea.

“We give thanks to the Lord for again sparing us,” he said. “It is written that the Lord will not give you more than you can bear and we do believe in our biblical scriptures, so we are very grateful to the Lord”

Skerrit said from all reports so far there has been no damage to the country. “Obviously the government agencies and departments will do the necessary assessments this morning to ensure that all is well,” he stated.

A Tropical Storm Warning was discontinued for Dominica as of 8:00 this morning as Kirk moves westward away from the island.

As Kirk continues to move over the Eastern Caribbean Sea, broad areas of heavy showers, thunderstorms and strong winds are gradually diminishing over the Windward Islands south of Dominica.

As Kirk continues to move over the Eastern Caribbean Sea, the broad area of heavy showers, thunderstorms and strong winds is gradually diminishing over the Windward Islands south of Dominica. As a result, the tropical storm warning has been discontinued for Dominica.

However, unstable conditions are forecast to linger across the island during the next 12 to 24 hours generating showers, which may be moderate to heavy at times, periods of rain and isolated thunderstorms along with gusty winds. The projection remains for an accumulation of about 4 inches (100 mm) with isolated higher amounts in elevated areas during today.

People in areas prone to flooding, landslides and falling rocks are advised to remain vigilant and to exercise extreme caution as flash flooding and landslides are possible