Still marooned!

RESIDENTS IN sections of Buff Bay Valley remained marooned yesterday following Wednesday's massive landslide which left the adjoining communities of Cascade, Pad House, Stand Pipe, and Revale cut off.

Councillor for the area, Gloria Silvera, told The Gleaner yesterday that a team from the Ministry of Transport and Works, headed by Mike Henry, would tour the area early next week to have a first-hand look at the damage and to make an assessment.

"Persons are risking their lives in order to get out of their community," Silvera said. "Some have been able to climb on to the hillside above the breakaway, which is rather risky as that area is slippery and one could plunge into the ravine below."

- Gareth Davis