Continuous rain over the weekend left most of De Kinderen submerged in water and residents yesterday pleaded for relief.
“This is real overbearing we need help. This is crisis,” said George Bowman, of De Kinderen Sideline Dam. Bowman’s home, like many others in the West Coast Demerara community, has been flooded out for close to three days now.
On Monday, the Agriculture Ministry noted that De Kinderen had recorded some 8.9 inches of rain over a two-day period. The rainwater swelled the canals of the village and the excess water covered bridges and measured up to knee-high levels in some yards.
The Government Information Agency (GINA) reported last evening that the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) deployed pumps and excavators to drain several villages along the West Coast Demerara, including De Kinderen. It noted that water