Accidents & Disasters
Accidents & Disasters
Miss San Pedro 2018 contestants involved in traffic accident in Mexico
The accident occurred around midnight, when the van carrying the contestants and chaperones were hit by a Toyota vehicle near the intersection at Federal Reforma-Puerto Juarez, Kilometre 82. No major injuries were sustained.
Accidents & Disasters
Recovering and rebuilding: Boca del Rio fire victims move on
A total of 22 persons affected were initially housed at San Pedro’s children’s home and community center Hope Haven, where everyone was fed for several days following the fire. As they move forward with their lives, a visit to the fire site at Boca del Rio showed some development on Thursday, August 16th, as new structures are slowly being erected by those who once lived there.
Accidents & Disasters
RRR Water Emergency Response Team saves two sailors adrift at sea
The two sailors of French origin were rescued by RRR Water Emergency Response Team after the dinghy they were in began to sink.
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NEMO delivers assistance to victims of Boca del Rio fire
NEMO delivered relief supplies as promised, with items like stoves, gas tanks, food rations, bedding and mattresses, among other basic items.
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Hon. Edmond Castro & Hon. Heredia on the ground after San Pedro fire
Hon. Castro assured fire victims that the Government of Belize, in partnership with humanitarian organizations, businesses, and the general community, will do whatever they can to help them rebuild their homes and lives.
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Massive fire leaves many residents of the Boca del Rio Area homeless
Many families in the Boca del Rio Area of San Pedro Town are now homeless after a devastating fire destroyed their homes last night.
Accidents & Disasters
After drifting ashore on Ambergris Caye, Jamaicans eager to get home
Although no definite time has been given as to when they will be able to get back home, it is expected that the Jamaicans can travel by next week.
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Lost at sea, three Jamaican fishermen land on Ambergris Caye
The Jamaican trio reportedly went out fishing off Negril on June 23rd, but drifted out to the open sea until they arrived on Belizean shores on July 19th.
