Damage Mooney Crescent in Kilbride. Large areas of St. John’s are flooding thanks to over 200mm of rain that has fallen in the area as a result of the remnants of Hurricane Earl. Water Street West in the area of the old train station was closed this morning due to flooding from the River Waterford. The Newfoundland shipyard was also flooded. It’s a similar story in the Bay Bulls Road area of Kilbride. Micheal in Chapman Crescent says he suffered significant water damage as a result. VOCM Open Line with Paddy Daly asked if disaster relief would be available for damaged city residents. Mooney Crescent in Kilbride has been completely undermined and torn up by floodwaters, leaving the pavement rippled and cracked. Mooney Crescent in Kilbride. Tom Badcock of the Hub, says just getting from Bay Bulls Road to the Hub on Merrymeeting Road took him over an hour due to flooding from the ongoing construction. He says that the residents of the area have been suffering for the past two years due to the construction of water and sewerage in the area. He says the flood from the adjacent river is so bad that he was tempted to take out his reel and see if he could get some trout.
Heavy Rain Trials Site of New Mental Health and Addictions Facility
The heavy rains in St. John’s was a major test for the new mental health and addictions facility. The building is being built on a flood plain, and before construction began, many people, including members of the St. John, they spoke out against building the facility there. The river that runs between Health Science and Prince Phillip Drive has overflowed and the water level is quite high. However, no water spills onto any roadways, nor does it affect the construction site itself, although it does come close. How close is the water to overflowing Prince Phillip Drive? Once again it’s not, but it’s very close @VOCMNEWS pic.twitter.com/mGjHVfx92a — Richard Duggan (@RDugganVOCM) September 12, 2022 The City of St. John’s is providing an update this afternoon on flood damage in and around the capital. The city’s Deputy Director of Public Works, Lynnann Winsor will speak to reporters at 1:00 in the city’s warehouse. VOCM News will be there.
