A B.E.L. Team Travels to Bahamas to Assist in Restoring Efforts following Hurricane Dorian
Hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas for days in early September causing loss of life and devastating damage to the islands of Obaco and Grand Bahamas. The Belize Electricity Limited is deploying a team to assist the Bahamas Power and Light with restoration efforts on Abaco Island. Team members: Leroy Matura, Brian Gentle, Gregory Kerr, Alfeo Williams and James Teul left over the weekend and are scheduled to return to Belize in November. The B.E.L. team will work along with other utility companies in the region who are part of the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation and also assisting the B.P.L. with the rebuilding of its electrical infrastructure. Sixty-one persons are known to have lost their lives due to Hurricane Dorian.