By Kenesha Fraser
Flooding during the past week continues to affect residents of several Essequibo Coast communities who say that the regional administration has not heeded their many complaints and has been negligent in dealing with the matter.
In Anna Regina, Cotton Field and Reliance on the Essequibo Coast, residents complained bitterly about the flood waters that are affecting them when Stabroek News visited those areas yesterday. R. Harrynarine, of Cotton Field told this publication that he suffered many losses. “Since Monday we get flood but the water is going down and coming up again. When we report these things to the council, they don’t do anything about it. At the corner, there is couple of bags that they full up with sand so the water can’t run and go nowhere. I don’t know who put the cement bags there but it affecting all of us here. I am running a food business and when the water go down, is nuff work to wash off the concrete,” he said.
Another resident said that the water was very high on Saturday and got into her home. “All in the house was full of water. We had to move everything to prevent them from getting wet. We usually rent out our downstairs (flat) to people and because the water was so high, all the girl appliances get wet and she had to throw them away. Is every day we pumping water but it