Flooding is going to be a chronic condition for Belize.

18 October, Belmopan, BELIZE -(Belizean.com) Massive flooding in the western and central areas of Belize has cut off many villages and towns from the rest of the country, led to emergency evacuations, loss of crops and the closure of most schools and the University of Belize. Tropical depression 16 crossed over the Central American region last week bringing most rivers in Belize to flood state. And new rains which started last night have lead to heavy flooding at the western border between Belize and Guatemala leading authorities from both countries to close the border crossing.


The Belizean people will require continuous assistance in order to maintain a homeostatic lifestyle. They need assistance on a continual basis from here on. Anything short of that is the Global Community's abandonment of them. The Belizean government needs debt relief to proper care for its populous.

If it were a larger country, with a larger population and several forms of economy, and alternative sources of income; it would be easier to have their needs contained within their own economy; but; Belize relies on tourism and some oil income as well as some agricultural exports. Due to the fact it has an impoverished economy and usually runs a small deficit annually, it is ill prepared from chronic issues as major flooding.


Belize is in the direct path of a chronic 'heat transfer system' that feeds off the Equator and delivers its heat to the Arctic Circle. In the satllite below, the 'very moist heat transfer system' over Belize resulted from a vortex just east of the USA New England States.


October 21, 2008
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UNISYS Water Vapor GOES East Satellite (click here for 12 hour loop)



The westernmost town of Benque Viejo del Carmen which borders with Guatemala has been cut off from the main road network. The only bridge connecting western Belize to Guatemala through the town of Melchor de Mencos has sustained damage from debris brought down by the Mopan river which is in full flood stage. And the exit road from Benque Viejo del Carmen to the rest of Belize is under four feet of water and been closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.