Morawhanna

This excavator malfunctioned a few days after it was taken to carry out river defence works and has remained in this position since then.

In the mid-1990s, the riverain North-West community of Morawhanna was buzzing with activity on any given day but as the water levels rose in the Barima River, the community today resembles a ghost town.

Morawhanna is located along the left side of the river, some 6 hours by boat from the Venezuela border and was once a popular village,