The Department of Environment & Coastal Resources (DECR) would like to remind the public that sand, for the filling of sandbags during storm and / or hurricane preparations, may be collected at the following locations:
Providenciales: National Environmental Centre, DECR, Lower Bight Road
Grand Turk: Central Processing Unit (CPU) Yard
South Caicos: Across from the new Government complex on Fourth Street
North Caicos: Bottle Creek - at the old District Commissioner's Office; Kew - Schoolyard or at Benevolent Hall;
Middle Caicos: Sand pile at Bambara Rock
Salt Cay: Please contact the District Commissioner for information.
Each household is limited to a maximum of 10 sandbags to be filled, and please ensure that shovels are brought along to load the bags with sand. Shovels will not be provided.
Please contact your nearest Red Cross branch to determine when and where sandbags may be collected.
Should you have any further questions or concerns, please contact the DECR at 338-4170 or environment@gov.tc.
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