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The 2018 Floods of Trinidad and Tobago are a series of over-bank floods and flash-floods occurring in the twin-island Caribbean nation, Trinidad and Tobago. These events follow consistent rainfall on Friday 19th October, 2018 and intermittent rainfall on Saturday 20th October, 2018. Rivers in Caroni, Diego Martin and Maraval have breached their banks. Several communities have been evacuated as homes and vehicles have been flooded; many areas are inaccessible. Flooding along the Caroni plain has caused the submersion of a major part of the Uriah Butler Highway. The south-bound lane of this highway has been closed to vehicular traffic. The north-bound lane is currently being used for two-way traffic, permitting only large SUVs and heavy-T vehicles. Flight services out of Piarco International Airport (IATA: POS) have been temporarily disrupted since Friday 19th October, 2018.