While floodwater left many residents reeling yesterday, it proved to be a lifeline for an Industry, East Coast Demerara family whose home was saved from a fire.
The fire was quickly put out after neighbouring residents used floodwater from overnight thunderstorms to extinguish it, homeowner Joseph Kunge said.
Kunge told Stabroek News that he was at work when a neighbour saw the kitchen door of his two-storey home