Following a night of intense rainfall, residents in some sections of Bartica yesterday morning woke up to “record high” flooding in their yards and some businesses have already pegged their losses in the millions.
Region Seven Chairman Gordon Bradford yesterday confirmed that several sections of the township were flooded and that he would soon be dispatching a letter to Minister of Local Govern-ment Ganga Persaud requesting the visit of an engineering team to examine the drainage and irrigation system, since he believes it is no longer adequate for Bartica.
Bradford pointed out that it is the rainy season and on