Residents of Yakusari, Black Bush Polder on Wednesday expressed disgust that the floodwater was rising instead of receding even after two long-boom excavators were deployed to clear the blocked channel.
They have lost all of their produce in their cash crop farms, their poultry is dwindling and several acres of rice have already been lost with some still battling to save the rest. Residents of the nearby polder of Johanna are also similarly affected.
The residents voiced their frustration on