As always, Bousquet is in his constituency as often as he possibly can, taking into consideration the hectic Foreign Affairs Ministry’s demand. Upon hearing the weather announcement he headed down to his constituency to see first hand how the constituents were getting prepared.
Saturday October 30, 2010 found the Rep experiencing with his constituents, the raving force of hurricane Tomas.
Isn’t that the quality of a true leader, to be there with his people through thick and thin?
Come Sunday morning Bousquet was up and running with a group of volunteers, touring every community to see first hand the damage which persons had suffered and offering what ever help was needed – clearing roads, drains etc.
It was clear that the constituency has suffered major damage, roads were blocked, landslides were everywhere, and roofs were blown off. Major slides could be seen in the Village, Victoria, Saltibus, Jetrine, Daban, Morne Jacques and Roblot. Drains were clogged with debris and almost every where huge trees had fallen across the roadway.
It was a pitiful site. Taking a once- in- a -while glance at the Rep during this painful tour, one could see the pensiveness in him. This is nature’s work.
Seeing first hand the damage done, Bousquet had to report to his colleagues on his assessment of the damage and what relief would be forthcoming to his people. But wait! All forms of communications were down; the roads to Castries were impassable.
But check the ingenuity of the man. “I will travel by one of these fiberglass boats.” he uttered. Through some form of luck Lime came on for a short while on Monday morning and Bousquet quickly took advantage of this window and called in a chopper to take him to the city.
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