Transport and Hydraulics Minister Robeson Benn yesterday said between 40% and 60% of the housing areas and prime agricultural lands along the coast have been affected by recent flooding, with rice in some parts particularly hit.
Filling in for Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud, who is currently overseas on official business, Benn told reporters that work is underway with both gravity and mechanical draining taking place in the affected areas. He added that all sluices are operable and all pumps