Abner Septembre Blames Environmental Mismanagement for Floods in Petit-Goâve

Former Minister of the Environment Abner Septembre points to several factors that have weakened Petit-Goâve’s ecosystem and contributed to the flooding caused by Hurricane Melissa.

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07 Nov 2025 — Lecture : 2 min.
Abner Septembre Blames Environmental Mismanagement for Floods in Petit-Goâve

Des véhicules submergés par la boue après le passage de l'ouragan Melissa, à Petit-Goâve

Human pressures, unregulated construction, and the abusive exploitation of sand mines are among the factors mentioned by the former Minister of the Environment during his appearance on Magik 9 radio on Thursday, November 6, 2025. Invited to the program Panel Magik, Abner Septembre denounced the behavior of residents who use the La Digue River as a dumping ground for all kinds of waste.

“It’s an environmental catastrophe,” he lamented. “The river deepens its bed and carries all the sediments, which r

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