Residents on the West Coast of Demerara are counting their losses after floodwaters severely damaged items from their homes, business places and kitchen gardens early yesterday morning.
A young store owner of Meten-Meer-Zorg, who wished not to be named, said his losses amount to over $1M. He said a lot of goods from his bond and store got wet and he had to dump them.
He was afraid that some electrical items would also have been damaged. The man recalled that when he went to bed the night before