Five families relocated but TEMA relieved as Tobago spared Hurricane Beryl's wrath

TOBAGO Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) director Allan Stewart was a relieved man on July 1 after the impact of Hurricane Beryl was not as harsh as the organisation anticipated.

At a press conference on July 1, after the hurricane passed the island, Stewart said he was smiling, compared to the grim outlook 24 hours before.

Stewart said there had been 102 reports from 24 villages, to which TEMA was responding. There had been no fatalities and no casualties.

Five families needed accommodation from the THA after damage to their homes, but  Stewart said shelters would be closed by the end of the day.

Stewart said TEMA had anticipated 150 millimetres of rain, but fortunately this was not so. Although noting that it was still early days, he said he did not expect that amount of rain to materialise.